Chemo conundrum article
Today's Australian had an article on de-escalation of chemo on certain breast cancer patients. The article has come from the wall street journal in the US. Page 10 in the Life section of The Australia...
Forum Discussion
The last line is a killer isn't it??
In some part, the discussion addresses (but doesn't answer) the worries so many people have when told they have choices. Oncologists have areas of doubt so patients are unlikely to know better. We'd all hate to think we went through chemo if we didn't have to (not much doubt in my case though) but would hate even more escaping chemo but having cancer return. But the discussions, if not conclusive yet, are a good thing. Few good answers come without a barrage of questions first!
In some part, the discussion addresses (but doesn't answer) the worries so many people have when told they have choices. Oncologists have areas of doubt so patients are unlikely to know better. We'd all hate to think we went through chemo if we didn't have to (not much doubt in my case though) but would hate even more escaping chemo but having cancer return. But the discussions, if not conclusive yet, are a good thing. Few good answers come without a barrage of questions first!