-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Robin Arnhold <=-
Hi, Sondra,
 
 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?
 SB> 
 SB> That's true.  I think it's OK for a person who is terminal to refuse
 SB> chemo, however.  My mother died of cancer a little over a year ago.
 SB> When she talked with the doctors and learned that her survival chances
 SB> were exactly the same (just about 0) whether she did or did not do
 SB> chemo, she elected not to.  She died of cancer in her lungs, but it
 SB> already spread beyond her lungs by the time they identified it.
I agree with you.  When there's no chance of survival anyway, chemo is
only added torture.  I wouldn't be surprised, though, to learn that some
doctors put terminal patients on chemo.
Take care,
Robin
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