Colorectal Cancer Part 4: A story of how a patient is misled by his oncologist
My experience with cancer patients do not support the impression that guarantees survival of cancer chemotherapy - that is, without dying patients. I've seen too many cases of chemotherapeutic failure to believe.
I must add, but I'm not per se against chemotherapy. CA Care When I started, I insisted that the patients go for chemotherapy, when asked by his doctor. But unfortunately over time I collected more wisdom. I now ignore them,participating in chemo patients' decision to say. I must, however, that I have not pleasant for the "indiscriminate" use of chemotherapy. All the more so if the cards were not clearly defined on the table. Unfortunately, in some cases the Patients misled. A clear example is the story below.
Jack (was) not real name a 32-year-old man in April 2002 he suffered abdominal pain. A CT scan on 26 April 2002, indicated cancer of the sigma with numerous metastasesin the liver. He was asked to undergo an operation and chemotherapy. He has learned from his doctor that his chances of 40:60 (ie what were they?)
Jack tried not to chemotherapy, as suggested by the doctor in Penang. So he went to Singapore in search of a "better healing." There is in Singapore, an oncologist said to him: "You do not want the chemo to do that is fine. I'd just washed some chemicals with your liver." Jack agreed. So in July 2002 in SingaporeOncologists began this "washing his liver procedure" for him. The "procedure" was repeated five times. On 1 October 2002 it was the end of the "washing". While at home, Jack felt dizzy and was able to eat. He slipped into a coma and had to be rushed to a private hospital in Penang. Emergency procedures have been made and he survived and was hospitalized for about a week. His condition was not good. He could not sit, the veins in his back were blue-black color, hurt his back and he wasput morphine. His stomach was bloated and swollen, both legs. He could only breathe through the mouth. He died soon afterwards.
How could the oncologists say that this young man that he just "washing his liver," despite the fact that he made it clear that he does not agree to undergo chemotherapy. He died before his treatment was completed. Gavin Phillips (http://www.cancerinform.org/docs.html) wrote: "Some people believe that high ethical and moral standardsautomatically in people with advanced degrees, as given eg an MD and PhD candidates and I wish it was true, but it is not. The doctors are just as good at lying and cheating for personal gain like everyone else is. It does not matter how many Harvard degrees, a person if they are willing to sacrifice their morals and ethics for money or career progress "
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