Jacqueline Whang-Peng, director of the Division of Cancer Research at the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), suggests that most people feel they are not likely to be so unlucky; they think, "It can't happen to me!" And even when it finally becomes obvious that something is very wrong, they are still afraid to face up to reality.
國家衛生研究院癌症研究組主任彭汪嘉康認為，心存僥倖、或怕面對現實是延誤治療時機的一大因素。「有些人明明已經察覺不太對勁，卻總認為：『不會是我吧！』