'Sakamoto Desu ga?' Manga Author Nami Sano Dies at 36

A 36yr woman dying of cancer within one month of diagnosis is rare and statistically less likely than dying randomly in a fatal car accident.

zech- said:
Rest in Peace. 36 though, damn. That's tragic.
Or so I've heard.

RobertBobert said:
Cancer is often diagnosed too late, when nothing can be done. Plus fast growing forms. The media often writes "prolonged illness" as a metaphor for cancer, but the reality can be much worse. People simply expect most diseases to be diagnosed at the earliest possible time after infection/development.

Rojo said:
I think saying "cancer is often diagnosed too late" is a bit too general as cancer is a vast condition that can effect any part of your body. For the most part, cancer such as breast cancer in women is pretty much caught quite early on hence why the survival rate is generally higher with this type of cancer. Whereas stomach cancer is generally caught too late.

Not only that but the type of cancer depends on how the medical team can approach it. Again with breast cancer, there are more options for them as it's not a vital organ that's being attacked (as long as it's caught in time and doesn't spread), whereas stomach cancer isn't as easy to tackle - you can't just completely cut out someone's stomach.

Basically, cancer is a lot more complex and we really shouldn't generalise. (My mum had breast cancer and passed away after it spread to her other organs, she battled this for years and beat it twice but the third time it came back she lost her fight to it. My best friends dad got diagnosed with stomach cancer and died within a month)

EcchiGodMamster said:
 i wonder whats more dangerous... being a mangaka/animator in Japan or being a rapper in America..... cause both seem to result in people dying too young

ain't no way she died at 36 and it wasn't a result of that... not saying it doesn't happen, but it seems like too much a cooincidence considering all the other mangaka dying too young

Ahegyao said:
You're free to probe into her personal life to see what really did her in, but it's not exactly in good taste to play detective over it.

RobertBobert said:
You are assuming that most people have access to good medicine and are knowledgeable enough to seek it in time. Even famous and rich people often find out about their disease at the very last moment.  Though we don't live in the early 20th century when a lot of money meant you were just abusing your body with a vengeance.

Rojo said:

And you're assuming you know everything about cancer considering you've made a huge sweeping statement about a condition that's waaaay too vast and complex to group together. That's the point I'm making and clearly you can't grasp that for some reason.