The insight proposed by this radio show was both interesting and poignant. In a way, The Rhetoric of Cancer treads on strange waters -- between the realm of scientific medicine and human ethics and philosophy. Who are we, really? What constitutes our whole? If our body decides to create something that slowly destroys itself, how are we supposed to feel about it? The Rhetoric of Cancer attempts to tackle that viewpoint, and evoked questions in me that I never bothered asking before.
In a way, the radio show treaded on a fine line between personal psychology and science. It felt almost religious -- how, in spite of the suffering cancer has caused them, people learn to live and accept it, to the point where they question the reason why they try so hard to eradicate it. After all, it’s “part of me”.
I didn’t really know what to feel afterwards. I’ve always viewed cancer as a menace that has to be thwarted no matter what, as a purely evil entity. Realizing that it’s part of you -- it’s definitely a strange affair. The Rhetoric of Cancer enlightened me how looking at everything in an objective, scientific way will not always pave the best path, especially when the human psyche is involved. While the logic is flawed, you can’t help but respect and empathize with the person suffering from something that he himself supposedly created.
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