You are so right, with some people who don't have to go through it. They think they are being encouraging. I never quite understood how I was being brave, I think what we do is take one day at a time and don't worry about tomorrow until it gets here. Get through your surgery first and then start to tackle the rest, chemo, radiation etc as the need arises. A friend of mine tried to tell be all about some herb that contained some B Vitamin (can't remember which one now) that was know to kill cancer, I know that she meant well but I just let it go. As the others have said, if there is such a simple cure surely a pharmacutical company would have jumped on it by now. Listen to your Oncologist, they know their job and let them know how you are feeling at every stage. Mine asked a million questions each treatment day to find out how I was managing and was able to help further by changing a few of my meds which did make a difference. Just remember that we don't all react the same to our treatment.
Not to forget the good news of being told that you will LIVE. Just try to keep that in mind while you are going through the not so pleasant stuff. I wish you well with your surgery. Elayne