I just saw this article on slate.com that says Jimmy Carter had brain cancer. This is untrue, misleading, and shows just how much people don't know about cancer.
Jimmy Carter has melanoma. It did not start in his brain. It metastasized to his brain. It metastasized to his liver, as well, but no one has freaked out that he has liver cancer.
Jimmy Carter has melanoma. It did not start in his brain. It metastasized to his brain. It metastasized to his liver, as well, but no one has freaked out that he has liver cancer.
Not to say that it's any better to have mets in one's brain, but it isn't the same thing as having actual brain cancer.
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