  :We are in agreement that this article is not the place for speculation or what amounts to original research (i.e., comments based not on knowledge of her particular case specifics) regarding Elizabeth Edwards' illness by lay people or by doctors.  The only exception would be the Edwardses themselves, as he is the subject of the article (and by extension so is she), so their comments about her illness, and its  effect on her and their family, and the expected effect on the campaign, are reasonable to include with appropriate refs as we did  - not as medical education, but as relevant subject-specific content. I think the previous edit made it a bit too dry, so I reinstated a little bit  of what  the Edwardses said, and I think this language is essentially fine as it is now, unless there is a change in the news.  | 