sufferers, sometimes the symptoms are because of the treatment. >> that's a great question, the first person to ask that, and absolutely. chemotherapeutic agents can be quite toxic to people, make them not feel well. at some point you say we don't have confidence they'll do anything so that's part of it. pulling back some treatment, adding some others. it's worth pointing out that for a lot of women out there, you're right, cancer is not one does, but the five-year survival rate for breast cancer across the board about 88%, ten-year survival rate 80%. >> okay. >> so we have -- there are some good numbers. >> just to remind our viewers, when we talk about cancer, we don't talk about cures, we talk about survival rates. >> and they're high. women today watching this story will say there's some progress being made in how we deal with cancer and the outcomes as a result. i think that's some good news. >> sanjay, what's the best take-away from this? >> i thought about that a lot. i think elizabeth edwards has
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