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Chemo or not chemo
hi all, this post just my emotion and what I have in my head that make me cant sleep because of these options. 1. chemo and radiation then hormone therapy or 2. radiation and ovaries shutdown a...
Hi Sue,
thank you for the advice.
Hi @noosa_blue150 thank you for sharing your story.
from your story, you have taken all treatment advised by the oncologist including chemo. But it turns out the cancer recurring on other part of the body - your spine. So basically, chemo does not guarantee that cancer not recurring in other part of the body??
my oncologist says that if I want to take chemo, this will only reduced the change of cancer recurring by 2%.
Its not a big benefit for only 2%
i have to do 4 times chemo for this 2%
thank you for the advice.
Hi @noosa_blue150 thank you for sharing your story.
from your story, you have taken all treatment advised by the oncologist including chemo. But it turns out the cancer recurring on other part of the body - your spine. So basically, chemo does not guarantee that cancer not recurring in other part of the body??
my oncologist says that if I want to take chemo, this will only reduced the change of cancer recurring by 2%.
Its not a big benefit for only 2%
i have to do 4 times chemo for this 2%
My case is the same as you, 2 lymph nodes are clear.
From your story, You took all the treatment given, chemo, radiation. Did the doctor gave you options to choose chemo or not chemo? Or no option? You have to take all treatment ??
Many thanks
Many thanks