By the way, one never knows how a disease will progress. I knew someone who had prostate cancer and was given 2 years to live. He lived close to 10. I knew someone who had (the non-smoking) type of lung cancer and he was also given 2 years to live. He too lived for 10 years. Ovarian cancer is a very brutal cancer, and most die in 2-3 years. Yet I know some who are surviving years longer.
On an individual basis this is true. But taking the patient population as a whole it is not an encouraging story.