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Someone I knew was diagnosed with lung cancer, spent a year in hospitals getting chemo, radiation, scans, etc and had lots of pills, against the side effects of
by Scarblac 8y ago
Someone I knew was diagnosed with lung cancer, spent a year in hospitals getting chemo, radiation, scans, etc and had lots of pills, against the side effects of the treatment, against pain, against the side effects of the pills. Then he died.
At the end he wished he had never been diagnosed, then he probably would have had a decent half year or so.
- TaupeRanger 8y agoSure, but you can't know whether treatment will work ahead of time. You could have a decent half year if you do nothing, or you could have a decent 20 years if the treatment works.
- xyzzyz 8y agoYou can't know, but that doesn't mean that you're completely in the dark. The doctors can provide you with estimates regarding the chances having decent 20 years.
- TaupeRanger 8y agoOf course. If you're going through radiation and chemo there's a good chance the Drs think it has a good chance of helping. Not always though.