I agree with you about the media. Cancer is often presented as a monolithic thing by the media. I don’t agree at all about experts. Doctors and scientists who research cancers do not lack nuance.
replyIs it? I'm pretty sure oncologists will say "you have stage 2 breast cancer," but I wasn't in the room at the time.
replyOncologists are actually way more specific than even that. Because there are many forms of breast cancer and different treatments depending on the type.
replyBut yeah, oncologists aren’t telling people “you have cancer” the way they might say “you have MRSA”.
Yeah, it's WAY more specific. We got a genetic breakdown, multiple pamphlets on the drugs being used, what they are targeting, and why they work (along with the risks).
replyHonestly, I think people probably get false impressions because cancer usually hits old people and old people are, frankly, often not reliable narrators.