Pros And Cons Of Chemotherapy

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Should Chemotherapy Be Used as a Cure Treatment?

Do you think chemotherapy is a good cure treatment?
Well there are both pros and cons to the situation. Well according to Ron Wilson “ In the study, less than 1% of women who skipped chemotherapy based on a low risk score had a recurrence of cancer beyond the breast five years later, researchers said. Just 1.3% had a recurrence of the original cancer anywhere." But that doesn't necessarily make chemo such a great thing because according to Sarah Knapton, “Chemotherapy is toxic to the ovaries, destroying eggs and ovarian tissue and triggering early menopause in some women." “But research suggests that the addition of chemo extends lives for only a fraction of women--perhaps about 5%.” Which is why chemotherapy should not be used for a cure treatment.

Now that you've heard some expert opinions, have you decided what you would do? Here is a another opinion about chemotherapy. According to Mr. Scott Abendroth he says that in his opinion chemotherapy works for some people but doesn’t always work for everyone. He also said that after seeing what happened to his wife, he would decline chemotherapy. Mrs. Stephanie Abendroth was very proactive in
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You may not agree with me but i personally don't think that chemotherapy should be used as a cure treatment unless it is requested and is absolutely needed. I think that if the test proves that your disease won't spread or recur then you don't have any reason to undergo chemotherapy and that it's really not worth the less than 50% chance of it working. My mom went through one round of chemo and was offered a second one but she declined it because it wasn't worth prolonging her life the little that it would if it did work, So i dont think its worth the little chance of it working do you agree with me or do you think chemotherapy should be used as a cure treatment? .... Thanks for

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