To be very honest and blunt with you, it depends ont he context and the person making the comment.
There are only two people in my blood family (maternal side) who didn't die of cancer. My great grandmother had a stroke at the age of 93, and my mother isn't dead...yet. I'm hoping she gets lead poisoning or something nasty like that.
I have cancer and have had three different types in my 28 year life span. If I didn't keep a sense of humor, I'd go insane. I've made jokes about my dying from the disease, I've had friends make jokes about it, and I'm okay with it.
However, if the joke is in poor taste or if the person making the joke was a complete ass, then I would be offended.
Just like everything else in life, it's all about the way the comment is perceived. If you take it as a joke, it's a joke. If you don't, it isn't.
Digifan, I've said it before and I'll say it again: you rock.
