Hippocrates Quote

It is better not to apply any treatment in cases of occult cancer; for if treated (by surgery), the patients die quickly; but if not treated, they hold out for a long time.

The Genuine Works of Hippocrates, Volume 2 (1886), p. 256, No. 38

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