Unfortunately, a friend of yours has been diagnosed with cancer. You obtain a histogram of the survival time (in months) of patients diagnosed with this form of cancer as shown in the figure. The median survival time for individuals with this form of cancer is 11 months, while the mean survival time is 69 months. What words of encouragement should you share with your friend from a statistical point of view?

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Survival Time of Patients 50 40 20 10 40 80 120 160 Survival Time (months)