Many treatments are now extending lives, but the measure of progress should not end with a scan or a survival curve Two decades ago, a dear friend called me in a trembling voice. Was there hope for his young nephew , whose cancer had spread to the brain? Sadly, “no”, I said.

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/nov/03/as-cancer-treatments-become-more-effective-we-must-ask-what-is-life-like-for-the-people-who-receive-them)

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