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Page 990 1 Q And there are all forms of cancer -- there
2 are all types of cancers that are terminal, am I
3 correct, that have nothing to do with asbestos and
4 mesothelioma; am I right?
5 A Correct.
6 Q When someone comes into the hospital and you
7 or other doctors make a decision that this cancer is
8 terminal , you then switch your goals, don't you? Let
9 me back up.
10 When someone comes in, a patient, you have
11 goals for that particular patient, don't you?
12 A Yes.
13 Q All right. Some people have cancer and you
14 can resect it or take it out; is that correct? 15 A That is correct.
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16 Q And your goal is to get that person healthy
17 again, isn't it?
18 A That is correct.
19 Q Someone who comes in with a terminal cancer,
20 you know you can't resect it, you as a surgeon f 21 correct?