Chemo, vs. nothing?
My dad, who was diagnosed last week with an aggressive form of cancer, Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, has a choice of low dose chemotherapy or no treatment. They do not recommend the low dose currently, Bec even low dose "may" cause infection that can sometimes be fatal. They said hes very compromised being a stroke victim.
But they said we can always get another oncologist who would be ok with doing treatment. It can potentially eradicate much of the cancer.
OR, the option is to not treat it and go into palliative care. I asked how long he might have, they said anything from several weeks to a few months 🙁 My dad initially refused treatment, but after we discussed further, he said hed like to try treatment, and if hes too ill he'll stop.
What might you choose /hope for a loved one? (Of course it's their actual choice overall)
But they said we can always get another oncologist who would be ok with doing treatment. It can potentially eradicate much of the cancer.
OR, the option is to not treat it and go into palliative care. I asked how long he might have, they said anything from several weeks to a few months 🙁 My dad initially refused treatment, but after we discussed further, he said hed like to try treatment, and if hes too ill he'll stop.
What might you choose /hope for a loved one? (Of course it's their actual choice overall)
