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What happens if there was a child dying of cancer,would you give him treatment or pray for him?
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Not an either or: There are a variety of treatment modalities in any case of a terminal disease. One basic idea is not to do things that prolong the process of dying, while doing the things that preserve the quality of the life that is left.
Answered 7/19/2017
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