Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

(Yes, a more adult slant in my title.)  Having a conversation with someone who has recently been diagnosed with cancer can be a bit tricky to negotiate as you try to figure out if to ask questions and how much to ask. So I thought I'd weigh in on what you may want to think twice before saying. "People don't die of breast cancer any more, do they?" Speaks for itself. Yes, approximately 13% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 will die. (1) "There's a cure for that isn't there?" Not really, although some women will go into remission (cancer responds completely or partially to treatment), and after a number of years of no signs or symptoms, someone may be considered "cured". Any cancer that occurs after that time is considered new. "Someone always has it worse" While that may be true, I didn't really find it uplifting to hear about horror stories. In my delicate frame of mind I found positive stories more he...