2008/9/6 WJhonson@aol.com:
I don't fully see the distinction you are trying to draw. If I want information on my specific cancer, I will look at the specific articles about it and the various specific procedures and drugs available.
You misunderstand me. By "your wife's breast cancer" I don't mean the particular type of breast cancer that she has, I mean her actual case. Every case is different. If we require information about your wife in order to answer the question, it's not out place to do so.
That information applies to me, as well as it does to other cases. If the information is in just a widely general presentation that no one can apply it, then why have it at all? It serves no purpose to write in such a vague way that no one can apply that knowledge.
People can apply it for themselves but we're not going to apply it for them.
"Can I eat with this medicine?" is a specific question that can be specifically answered in our article, without the need to consult another doctor.
"Can a person with no other relevant conditions and on no other relevant medications eat with this medicine?" is a general question which can be answered in our article. Your question is a specific question which requires consulting a doctor.