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In reply to the discussion: Ninety-four-year-old neighbor died last week of [View all]Johnny2X2X
(18,745 posts)I've seen it with close friends, refusing chemo because they did their own research. Part of it is I think people are bad at math. They don't get that a lot of cancer survivors don't need chemo and their doctors don't recommend it, but if your doctor is recommending it, there's a darned good reason for it. They don't get that a 40% less chance of it coming back is totally worth the chemo. And they can't imagine how they'll feel if it does come back and they refused the treatment.
Have a couple that are friends who breast cancer almost ended their marriage because the doctor strongly recommended chemo and the woman refused it, her husband was beside himself trying to convince her chemo was the right course. 5 years later and it hasn't come back thankfully.
People need to listen to their doctors more.