Naturally, we don't know the full details of the Steve Jobs story. We just have the mass media versions. I just wanted to put forth an example of a very talented, intelligent individual who regretted his medical decisions. Pancreatic cancer moves like a fire storm. There is no time; action must be taken immediately, but even then it is still a crapshoot.
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And given the fact that doctors, through their "training" kill far more by misdiagnosis and incorrect prescribing of synthetic pharmaceuticals, kill more people than die on our highways in collisions, is good reason to be very skeptical of the medical profession -- in general.
On the other hand, trauma surgeons & physicians provide a tremendous value and save lives every day, and they are trained by the same profession. So one has to be wise and not lump every member of a profession under the same 'label', good or bad. They are people first, and that is how we should deal with them, as individuals, not as "authority" figures to be worshiped or respected due to a title.
Like so many institutions, there is much disinformation. Research Rockefeller's role in medicine and how influenced it and around the turn of the last century (1900s) and you can begin to understand the need to be very skeptical and cautious.
I gave this post a full 100% upvote because it is a good example of what comments should be.
Great point about Rockefeller. I've only recently got that reality on my radar. I need to research it further.