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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (29)
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@jeffmarc

You don’t want to do chemo unless you have to. It does have negative effects on some people.

These side effects arise because chemotherapy drugs target rapidly dividing cells, which include not only cancer cells but also some healthy cells like those in the bone marrow, hair follicles, and digestive tract.

Radiation does not have these issues, it has its own issues, they are not nearly as bad as chemo side effects.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 3 days ago

@jeffmarc, you know what I'm going to say. 🙂 Making a blanket statement about not doing chemo is not appropriate in a forum like this. Chemotherapy may be an appropriate and effective treatment for some people. I would hate for someoone to read your post and refuse treatment. All treatments have side effects.

Sharing experiences, resources and information helps others to ask questions, discuss with their medical providers, seek second opinions and ultimately to make informed decisions. However, please be careful about telling people what they should or shouldn't do.

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