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Stuart · 06-03-2008, 10:21

One point: I know from experience (my mother died of Pancreatic Cancer) that doctors do NOT generally give precise estimates of life span (they may say you have 6 months to a year, but won't tie it down to a number of weeks)

Apparently, it's for two reasons: One, if people are told when they are going to die, they will probably find a way to do it on time. Two, there are too many variables that cannot be accurately predicted.

While I don't doubt that Patrick has Pancreatic Cancer (and I feel sorry for him, his family and friends), I doubt that the doctors would have given an estimate.

06-03-2008, 10:21	#12
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	re: R.I.P Patrick Swayze has died One point: I know from experience (my mother died of Pancreatic Cancer) that doctors do NOT generally give precise estimates of life span (they may say you have 6 months to a year, but won't tie it down to a number of weeks) Apparently, it's for two reasons: One, if people are told when they are going to die, they will probably find a way to do it on time. Two, there are too many variables that cannot be accurately predicted. While I don't doubt that Patrick has Pancreatic Cancer (and I feel sorry for him, his family and friends), I doubt that the doctors would have given an estimate.