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Do you think many cancer deaths attributed to the disease may actually be caused by effects from chemo?
7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Hopefully not: Most of the testing on new chemotherapy drugs centers on 2 things: the effectiveness of the drug against the particular cancer and the severity of side-effects that is causes. We approach treatment of all illnesses in a risk/benefit approach. Does the benefit of using a particular treatment or medication outweigh the risks that it may cause. Most doctors are conservative and follow this approach.
Answered 6/3/2014
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No: Though cancer can be caused by chemo or radiation. The vast majority of people who die of cancer are not the cancers induced by these treatments. The ability to help patients far outways this risk.
Answered 2/21/2014
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