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In response to
"end of life poll: if you were diagnosed with cancer, would you opt for aggressive chemo/drug treatment, or quality of life in the time you had left? -- nm"
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pixitude
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it totally depends on the cancer, and how progressed it is. -- nm
Posted by
Andie (aka Andie)
May 1 '12, 11:46
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this nurse's situation inspired the question. 18 months ago she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer -- (link)
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pixitude
May 1, 11:50
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and now that I'm reading down the column, she is undergoing treatment, just not the "throw everything at it" variety.
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b.
May 1, 12:11
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IBC 5-year survival rate is ~25-50%, which, while sucky, isn't that bad* compared to some other cancers.
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b.
May 1, 12:02
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Inflammatory breast cancer, which gives a 40% chance to live five years, and in her case had spread to the spine.
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Roger More
May 1, 11:58
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