@artistrose Everyone is different on how they respond to treatments. Don’t accept a self fulfilling prophecy even if it comes from your oncologist. Your body does what your mind tells it.
Educate yourself on how you can contribute to treatment outcomes. Look into integrative oncology which are the things only you can do to promote good treatment outcomes, ie diet, exercise, meditation, acupuncture, emotional and mental well being. I do all the above. There’s a must read AntiCancer by Lorenzo Cohen, former head of integrative oncology at MD Anderson. I reread it, it’s so informative. Can’t recommend it highly enough.