Cancer cliches to avoid: I’m not ‘brave’

Amadeo28 Jan, 2019Health

Fighter, warrior, favourite – some of a terms we competence see used to report people with cancer. But according to a new survey, for some with a illness a difference are seen as inapt rather than uplifting. The UK check by Macmillan Cancer Support of 2,000 people who have or had cancer found “cancer-stricken” and “victim” were also among a least-liked terms.