What wombat said!...and then some more! Re: Shocking Words From An Oncologist's Mouth!
...and I do believe the 'word' you were looking for that goes after "cocky"...is likely FAR less filthy, obnoxious, nauseating, evil, and oozingly putrid than his typical 'day at work'.
I have FAR more respect for a paid hit-man than ANY oncologist. (generally) Hit-men do not torture people for months/years; they do not force the children spouses & loved ones to witness the lengthy torture; they rarely rob the victim of their life-savings & home; they do not LIE to the victim and tell them 'this torture is your only chance at living', and for the most part the people killed by a hit-man are FAR from innocent.
'Bastard' is far too kind of a word, although I don't have anything better.
Please pardon my lil' outburst, but after two years working in a Hospice, seeing what these dung-eaters do to people first hand...? Well, sometimes you just have to let it out.
Uny