• Zagorath
      link
      fedilink
      English
      7715 hours ago

      “People called cancer the wolf, because it ‘ate up’ the person.” But this wasn’t just a linguistic quirk. The idea was actually translated into practice. “Some doctors would even apply raw meat to a cancerous ulcer, so that the wolf could feast on that for a while instead of ‘eating’ the patient.

      Source

      • @SuperIce
        link
        English
        4215 hours ago

        I could see how people 400 years ago could think that makes sense.

        • @finitebanjo
          link
          English
          3711 hours ago

          “There are two wolves inside of you. I’m afraid it’s terminal.”

    • @9point6
      link
      English
      2018 hours ago

      Classic comedy duo, well until cancer went through the divorce…