? about Melanoma re NYT article: “Cancer,” some medical experts say, is an imprecise term that is used too loosely these days…

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? about Melanoma re NYT article: “Cancer,” some medical experts say, is an imprecise term that is used too loosely these days…

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- November 22, 2011 at 12:24 pm
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anne
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/health/cancer-by-any-other-name-would-not-be-as-terrifying.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y#

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/health/cancer-by-any-other-name-would-not-be-as-terrifying.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y#

This article talks about how powerful the word cancer is and how it needs to be removed from the diagnosis of certain cell changes that are not invasive. Less cancer would be a good thing any way you can get it, I guess [except when it comes to funding!). In this case it refers to a Prostate tumor they want to rename “adenosis” instead of cancer and Stage 0 "breast cancer" , also known as ductal carcinoma in situ, or D.C.I.S. The National Institutes of Health want to rename D.C.I.S. "high grade dysplasia". They've already renamed Stage 0 of the cervix. It had been called cervical carcinoma in situ- now it's cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, taking away the cancer connotation. Despite the wishes of doctors who are involved in the research at the NIH and the advice they've given to the two in question here have not been renamed.

Another line from the article–"The word “cancer” is so powerful it overwhelms any conversation about what Stage 0 cancer actually is…" would this apply to Melanoma Insitu or is this already in effect with the diagnosis of Severe Dysplasia ?

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- - November 22, 2011 at 3:54 pm
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  dian in spokane
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  it would apply to in siti, which is stage 0, and probably not to Severe Dysplasia, which is not cancer.
  
  I haven't looked over on the main board yet, but if you haven't, you should post this there, not here. This off topic board is rarely looked at by most folks, only a few of us still browse here.
  
  dian
- - November 22, 2011 at 3:54 pm
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  dian in spokane
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  it would apply to in siti, which is stage 0, and probably not to Severe Dysplasia, which is not cancer.
  
  I haven't looked over on the main board yet, but if you haven't, you should post this there, not here. This off topic board is rarely looked at by most folks, only a few of us still browse here.
  
  dian
- - November 22, 2011 at 3:54 pm
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  dian in spokane
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  it would apply to in siti, which is stage 0, and probably not to Severe Dysplasia, which is not cancer.
  
  I haven't looked over on the main board yet, but if you haven't, you should post this there, not here. This off topic board is rarely looked at by most folks, only a few of us still browse here.
  
  dian

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