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cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 5:39:40 AM

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if you had cancer would you agree to chemotherapy?

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 5:53:02 AM

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Whether I would have chemotherapy or not would depend on a lot of factors - eg. the type of cancer and the success rates of chemo vs other treatments vs no treatment, quality of life, life expectancy - is chemo likely to improve this, finances - can I afford it, getting a second and third opinion, what impact would saying yes or no to chemo or other treatment have on my family/carers. I do not know what I would decide if actually faced with this situation, all I can hope for is that everyone around me would respect and accept whatever decision I made.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 5:54:13 AM

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Hello,
To answer your question yes, I had ovarian cancer and after surgery went through chemotherapy for over a year.It wasn't fun
by any means but if I had to do it again I would say yes again even
knowing what I know now.Just my 2 cents.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 6:17:28 AM

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if you had cancer would you agree to chemotherapy?

I've had two friends go through hell with chemo and die quicker than they probably would have. I guess it would depend on the realistic chances of survival rather than the hope against hope variety.

Cancer treatment is still primitive so I guess you pay your money and take your chances.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 6:18:47 AM

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i don't ever wanna know if i have cancer or any life-threatening disease.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 6:26:19 AM

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I've had two friends go through hell with chemo and die quicker than they probably would have. I guess it would depend on the realistic chances of survival rather than the hope against hope variety.

Cancer treatment is still primitive so I guess you pay your money and take your chances.

I would have to pretty much agree with this. My father passed away from lung cancer; he might have lived longer if the chemo had not taken such a hard toll on him; my best friend did not have chemo and passed away much sooner than she probably would have.

It really depends on the type of cancer, and playing the odds.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 7:27:40 AM

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I would research the type of cancer I had, the treatments available, and how effective chemo was against it before I did anything.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 8:23:40 AM

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Both of my parents have had cancer, one 20 years ago and one 15 years ago. Both did the surgery/chemo route....and both are happy and healthy and cancer free and with us today.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 8:29:13 AM

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Yes.

I've lost several loved ones to this ravaging disease. My best friend is presently in the last stages of his battle.

Without chemo (and a new doctor), he would have been dead 5 years ago.

It sucks, makes him feel awful. But I can still talk to him, because he's still here. Sometimes, some is better than none...

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 8:31:51 AM

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My dad has lung cancer. The doctors told him he had 6 months to live, and that was almost 3 years ago. When my sister (who is a dentist) looked at the doctor's opinion, she was outraged--they had basically decided his life was not worth preserving. So he changed doctors, and was offered a choice between chemo in the pill form (not terribly effective, less side effects) and aggressive IV chemo. He picked the aggressive chemo, and now his tumor is indetectable. He's on tarceva now to keep it suppressed, and he can basically stay on that forever. When it's his time, it's going to be from old age or heart disease rather than cancer.

So yes, I would aggressively fight cancer with every weapon in the arsenal. Sometimes there's really nothing they can do, but those situations are becoming increasingly rare based on my admittedly-anecdotal knowledge.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 1:19:49 PM

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If I thought I had a chance by having it, yes. If not, then no.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 2:58:34 PM

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I guess it would depend on if they thought it would really help. My father had mouth and throat cancer and suffered through chemo and radiation (radiation therapy burns everything so forget about those delicate tissues in your mouth) for basically nothing he lost his battle. So as I said it would all depend.

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RE: cancer chemo - 4/24/2007 4:41:06 PM

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Like some of the others it would be dependant on what type of cancer and the success rate of doing that type of treatement. One of my sister-in-law's mother underwent it while being treated for breast cancer and now is in remission.

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