A suspicion about the aesthetic nature of cancer

[Soft Logic]

Is cancer sometimes really just an aesthetic defect? Are certain cancerous growths really just removed because such appear “ugly” to others, kind of like on the television show “Dr. Pimple Popper”? I suspect, perhaps even in error, that lives might sometimes be risked undergoing what might be dangerous medical procedures and countless tax dollars spent in an effort to find a cure, simply for the somewhat base purpose of beautifying, or at least deuglifying, America. But what if a patient does not mind being ugly as such?

I personally am under the perhaps incorrect notion that being ugly because of having a tumorous growth might sometimes be more wrong in certain societies of the Occident than such might be in quite a bit of the world abroad. But to me, being alive might often matter more than not being ugly alone does.

[Bruce S]

Post by Soft Logic
Is cancer sometimes really just an aesthetic defect? Are certain
cancerous growths really just removed because such appear “ugly” to
others, kind of like on the television show “Dr. Pimple Popper”? I
suspect, perhaps even in error, that lives might sometimes be risked
undergoing what might be dangerous medical procedures and countless
tax dollars spent in an effort to find a cure, simply for the
somewhat base purpose of beautifying, or at least deuglifying,
America. But what if a patient does not mind being ugly as such?
I personally am under the perhaps incorrect notion that being ugly
because of having a tumorous growth might sometimes be more wrong in
certain societies of the Occident than such might be in quite a bit
of the world abroad. But to me, being alive might often matter more
than not being ugly alone does.

It appears that your suspicion is completely unfounded, based on nothing
but speculation. Some education might be in order. For a start, when a
patient has an abnormal growth, a "biopsy" may be done on it to extract
a sample of cells. Those are then examined to determine if the growth
is benign or cancerous. A benign growth may be left in place if that's
what the patient wants, with no risk. Cancer is *not* about whether
something is "ugly" or not.

[Soft Logic]

Thank you for your prompt reply. I apologize for my ignorance with regard to the nature of cancer. I am not very educated with regard to such a topic.

[Bruce S]

Post by Soft Logic
Thank you for your prompt reply. I apologize for my ignorance with
regard to the nature of cancer. I am not very educated with regard to
such a topic.

You're welcome. Ignorance is nothing to apologize for, as we all have
it in abundance. Combined with interest in a subject, it just cries for
investigation and education. Usenet isn't really a good place for that,
but there's plenty of information elsewhere on the Internet.