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Democrat Who Beat Out AOC For Top Oversight Job Violated Federal Insider Trading and Conflicts-of-Interest Law, Report Claims (www.ibtimes.com)

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[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 95 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

He's also recently announced that he's undergoing chemotherapy for esophagus cancer, which has a very low survival rate. It's bad enough that the DNC will only allow corrupt geriatrics to hold the levers of power, but could they at least have found one that wasn't actively dying?

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 3 days ago

Esophageal cancer only has a very low survival rate in the late stages. If caught early it's about 50%

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

According to Wikipedia:

In general, the prognosis of esophageal cancer is quite poor, because most patients present with advanced disease. By the time the first symptoms (such as difficulty swallowing) appear, the disease has already progressed. The overall five-year survival rate (5YSR) in the United States is around 15%, with most people dying within the first year of diagnosis.

According to Connolly:

A few days ago, I learned I joined the ranks of millions of Americans. I have cancer of the esophagus. It was a surprise because, except for some intermittent abdominal aches and pains, I had no symptoms.

So, I'm not a doctor, but it sounds like he's showing early symptoms, he only has a 15% or living more than 5 years, and he's more likely than not to die within the next year. But even if you're right, a 74-year-old, who is undergoing chemotherapy and has a coin-flip chance of survival, is leading one of the most important committees in Congress.

I'm not trying to be cruel to the guy; cancer sucks and it's awful he's going through this. But given how narrow the Republican lead is in the House, it's irresponsible to have him just stay in Congress at all, since he might miss crucial votes. The Oversight Committee is going to be incredibly important for investigating the Trump administration, and having the top Democrat on the panel be a man going through serious health issues is insane.

[-] xerazal@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago

"irresponsible you say? 😏" - Dem leadership

[-] joenforcer@midwest.social 11 points 3 days ago

Ah, so if you catch it early it's a coin flip? Nice.

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 3 days ago

That's pretty good for cancer

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