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What is benefit of chemo therapy when it pretty much never ever cures a cancer in adults?
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A better question...: A better question is, "What is the benefit compared to the risks?" That's because everything in life has risks as well as benefits. Thus, it is how one lives life, and NOT how long one lives, that matters. There is benefit of chemo if chemo improves how one lives. One can say there is no benefit if chemo does not improve how one lives. That's wiser than counting how many days chemo might add.
Answered 4/26/2017
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