What do you think about the Title?

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Cancer Is a deadly disease that causes many suffering to the victim and their families but the title is not off-putting. Although many have passed from this, the aim of this book seems to be to help individuals to have a positive outlook on the disease.
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I think the title is befitting, it captures your attention and makes you want to read the book to find out how the war on cancer is being won.
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I take issue to when people refer to the "battle" and the "fight" with cancer as something to be "won". That makes it feel like those who pass away from cancer are somehow not strong enough to be "winners". I don't feel it's sensitive enough to the reality of the situation.
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When i first read the book's title, I actually thought it would be one of those books that simply talks about the impact of cancer on the society, criticize the modern lifestyle that fuels our susceptibility to cancer and give motivation to fight cancer. After reading it, I was shocked how extremely informative, resourceful and pragmatic it is. The title makes more sense after completing reading the book.
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Well, I understand that the author believes her father's method will help win the war on cancer, but sadly, we aren't there yet. This method is meant to help in winning the war on cancer. Instead, it is strongly being opposed. Which means it isn't even being allowed to thrive and do its work. With so much opposition to something that is meant to help, something I hadn't even heard about until I read this book, I don't think we're at the "winning the war" on cancer stage yet. Some people, for selfish and other reasons best known to them, have refused to let us reach that stage.
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The title motivated me to read the book. It would be a blessing if cancer was actually had a cure and I wanted to know what the author had to say about it. I gave this book a try and I am glad I did.
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Although the title does a good job of describing the core message of the book, I wonder if there's an alternative title that is more positive and hopeful. However, given that I haven't had to personally confront cancer, I'm not the target audience.
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I feel it's a good title for this book as it shows the strong and bold statement by the author. It might be a false hope for one who is on the battlefield. But, I am okay with the title.
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The title was great.
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The title was great, all thanks to the author.
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I found the title very catchy and full of hope, which is crucial for such a fatal disease.
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The title really made sense to me and I lov d it because a lot of people has died from cancer and I think we need to me more enlighten about it.
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The title is a bit too reassuring in my opinion. It may seem like a false hope especially after reading the book
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I like the title, it is an accurate summary of the book.
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I like the title, it is an accurate summary of the book.
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