Correct. I do not argue with patients seeking alternative medicine. However, neither do I pull any punches when I tell them why alternative cancer cures do not work, as well as the real evidence for conventional treatments, including their downsides. 1/https://twitter.com/docranjana/status/1095852332103790592 …
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My thought process with these patients seeking alternative cancer cures is simple: If I can get them to agree to surgery, at least they have a fighting chance, even if it's not as good as it would be if they accepted full multimodality treatment for their cancer.
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I don't care that much if such patients do what do many of them who accept surgery but refuse chemo/radiation/endocrine therapy do, which is to credit their survival to the quackery they chose and not to the surgery that actually cured them. At least they lived.
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Mrs. Rex had breast cancer last year. The most important message I spread is for early detection. In my wife's case, surgery eliminated all cancerous tissue, no chemo recommended (but 10 years of Tamoxifen to reduce the probability or recurrence).
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I joined an alternative BC group to find out what they were thinking. Most have already had conventional treatments or at least surgery. Those who decline surgery think their fungating tumours are the cancer leaving their bodies. They even post photo's. Very sad.
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