So I'm not sure he could physically fight off cancer, but it is something to ponder nonetheless.
It's less that I think Suzaku could physically fight off cancer forever, although I admit the fic gives that impression. Eventually, since it's clearly a losing battle, multiple organ failure *will* occur and Suzaku will die.
But it's been said that people with a determination to live survive cancer far more often than people who give up. There's a high mental quotient in health, IMHO - supported by studies with placebos and such. Take, for example, people who want to lower their cholesterol. In studies, people given a placebo but believing they were lowering their cholesterol still managed to drop it an average of 6%.
I guess what I'm saying is that if Suzaku had the compulsion to live, even horrible diseases would probably string him out far longer than it would the average person. It's a pretty awful thing to do to a person.
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It's less that I think Suzaku could physically fight off cancer forever, although I admit the fic gives that impression. Eventually, since it's clearly a losing battle, multiple organ failure *will* occur and Suzaku will die.
But it's been said that people with a determination to live survive cancer far more often than people who give up. There's a high mental quotient in health, IMHO - supported by studies with placebos and such. Take, for example, people who want to lower their cholesterol. In studies, people given a placebo but believing they were lowering their cholesterol still managed to drop it an average of 6%.
I guess what I'm saying is that if Suzaku had the compulsion to live, even horrible diseases would probably string him out far longer than it would the average person. It's a pretty awful thing to do to a person.