I'm unsure as to whether this is a put down of BCNA or this forum - I thibnk that it is a great place to get information, share stories and ideas, and to just have someone else to talk to who understands where you are at. I have never felt that it was attempting to encourage chemo or any treatment for that matter. If there are a swathe of people who only need lumpectomy and radiation, (I was nearly one until the HER2 test) and they don't post here, or offer their stories it is hardly the fault of the site or the organisation. Maybe many don't feel the need for support. Or aren't comfortable posting on the web. Who knows ?
It's a place to share and feel understood, to be comforted and to be informed.
I for one would not have got through without the multiple shoulders to lean on.
magicmum