> SB> them that I had done my research, and the stats were that
  > SB> pre-memopausal women with breast cancer have a 25% higher long term
  > SB> survival rate if they do chemo.  25% was enough higher, in my mind, 
for
  > SB> it to be worth it.
RA>Definitely worth it, and it's a good thing you have a strong character
  >with so many people trying to dissuade you.  Most of the people I know
  >who have opted for chemo are still alive.  They went through a lot of
  >pain and suffering with the chemo, they were out of work for many months,
  >but they are still alive--even Don, my mother's neighbor, who had
  >lymphoma.  Can't argue with success, eh?
That's true.  I think it's OK for a person who is terminal to refuse
chemo, however.  My mother died of cancer a little over a year ago.
When she talked with the doctors and learned that her survival chances
were exactly the same (just about 0) whether she did or did not do
chemo, she elected not to.  She died of cancer in her lungs, but it
already spread beyond her lungs by the time they identified it.
                            Sondra
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