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Military language around cancer - what do you think?
Hi everyone,
I read this interesting article by Kate Granger about the language used to describe cancer and its treatment. Kate talks about the military language commonly used around cancer - battle, fight, warrior, beat. Kate writes that she finds this language uncomfortable and frustrating to hear; she has terminal cancer but doesn't feel that she has 'lost her fight'.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/25/having-cancer-not-fight-or-battle
Are there any words or phrases that people use around cancer, blood disorders, or treatments that frustrate or annoy you?
Amy
I read this interesting article by Kate Granger about the language used to describe cancer and its treatment. Kate talks about the military language commonly used around cancer - battle, fight, warrior, beat. Kate writes that she finds this language uncomfortable and frustrating to hear; she has terminal cancer but doesn't feel that she has 'lost her fight'.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/25/having-cancer-not-fight-or-battle
Are there any words or phrases that people use around cancer, blood disorders, or treatments that frustrate or annoy you?
Amy
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