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If the cancer patient has no chance of surviving, will doctors stop her chemotherapy? she's stage 3 though
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Consultation: The treatment choice should be developed in consultation with the patient. Some patients may choose to have chemotherapy or other treatment for even small prolongation in life. Others may find the side effects of medication intolerable and may wish to forgo treatment.
Answered 3/17/2016
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