Sun Tzu said, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
This is a very famous saying and probably you have already heard about in some forms.
The same applies to outcome of medical treatment. What matters is whether the diagnosis is right or not. The word diagnosis comes from Greeks, dia- (through, complete) and gnosis (knowledge).
Once the right diagnosis is made, it means complete knowledge of the enemy (disease and related condition) and yourself (various constraints on medical practices) is available. Then you need not fear the result.
Sun Tzu said, "If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
Let's hope next time we receive a diagnosis, that it actually means "complete knowledge."
The English texts of Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' are from The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Art of War, by Sun Zu
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