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How can you feel about advocates against chemotherapy?

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They do much disserv: Chemotherapy has made a huge impact in increasing the cure rate of cancer. Anyone advocating agains its use is doing a great deal of disservice to the victims of cancer.

Answered 4/5/2020

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Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

Ignore: Chemo is not a "cure all" to be abused. That said, if someone tells you chemo is always bad and docs use it because we are "in bed with pharma" is ignorant at best, criminal at worst. Some cancers are cured with chemo and the way things are now, we lose money with chemo drugs most of the time. Be mindful of hidden agendas: "don't use chemo, we will sell you herb x instead".

Answered 4/27/2013

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