How many people don't finish their chemo regimen?
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That is just...beyond awfulLivinginNH said:Yup
You're right, they areYup
You're right, they are just guessing. Rick's HIPEC surgeon once candidly told me that the oncologists have a list of available drugs, and they usually start with Folfox (for insurance reasons-it's the first line drug), then when that fails, they work their way down the list by then adding Avastin, if that doesn't work, they move on to Folfiri and/or with Avastin, until there's nothing left to try. So, basically, ANYONE can be an oncologist from his description of their job!! And that's pretty much the way I saw it too, but he just confirmed it for me. I'll never forget the last appointment we had at Dana Farber. After Folfiri failed, Rick's oncologist simply stated, (with a smile mind you), "Well, there's nothing left for me to give you, so we're all done here. Take care." And that was it.
That is just...beyond awful
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