re: At What Age Would You Refuse Cancer Treatment?

Dad was 50s and told they could treat his liver and his kidneys would kill him in 6 months, or go the other direction and it’d be 3 (might have those swapped)... that they couldn’t address both in time so either way treatment wasn’t saving him but could buy a couple tough months. He opted out and passed that week

N/A. I’m keto, so I can’t get cancer

Very tough to say, depending on each situation.

I watched my childhood friend succumb to terminal cancer in 2015. He was 35 with a gorgeous wife and two amazing children. MDA sent him home after 24 hours basically saying he could be a guinea pig for exploratory treatment or go home and live his last few months as comfortable as possible. He opted for the latter to enjoy his family with the mental anguish of the inevitable weighing on him like an elephant on his shoulders.

If I was told I have a 50/50 shot at another 10 years with treatment being a 41 year old with two kids, I’m taking treatment. If I’m told I have months to live no matter what, I’m living each day as if it is the last.


RIP EJW.

I like to to think I’d fight as long as possible but things can change so quickly. My dad went from a good scan mid February(2015) to playing golf in early April to his death two weeks later.. his body filled with tumors.. you just never now with cancer

Good friend is fighting pancreatic, he basically is at the point where chemo is a must after two years but he keeps fighting and looks great..

My dad is 86 and fighting cancer like a champ. I never met someone who is so positive and just looks forward. Started as throat and went into remission several times, but now has spread into other areas. I love that man. My mom is right there with him. War Damn Eagle Pops!

I on the other hand do not know what I would do.

If my kids are independent and doing well in their adult lives I could see myself being okay with going out on my terms, however, the way it currently stands I need to be around because my kids need me so I would fight like hell

If it cant be removed by surgery, Im not getting any treatment. No cancer specialist can tell me "Oh its 100% certain to rid you of cancer" whether chemo or radiation. If that day comes, I'm qutting my job, cashing out my money and enjoying my last weeks/months on the Earth and die somewhere in the Cascades...no way am I dying slowly in a dang hospital room.

Tough call, probably depends on the individual.

I was diagnosed with stage 3c melanoma at 43, and If I remember correctly, the survival rate is 40% make it five years and 20% last to ten.

It's now been four years, and I'm in a situation that is pretty conflicting. Going through three years of surgeries and treatments (both immunotherapy and experimental trials) has beat that bitch down and my scans have been clean for the last year.

However, there's a catch. The treatments have basically "rewired" the circuitry of my immune system causing my body to be under some form of constant attack.

Although the frequency, intensity, and duration varies, each day I experience one or more of the following:
dizziness, chest pains, disorientation, fatigue, vision issues, muscle soreness, and severe joint pain. I'm still able to work full time, and have done a pretty good job of hiding these issues and adjusting to my "new normal". It's rough getting through most days, and when I'm not at work I really don't have the desire to do anything else except stay home where I can relax and better deal with things.

Apologies for spilling my guts, but going back to the original thread, it's a tough decision to make. There's day's I'm thankful that the treatments have worked so far, but there's just as many times that I find myself a c-hair away from regretting taking them.

One things for sure, I'm thankful we have intelligent and driven people that have entered the medical profession and are grinding to beat this.

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Ben Coleman

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Prayers for he and his family.