I should also add that peritoneal cancer is a relatively new diagnosis, is similar to ovarian cancer (which my mother does not have) and treated the same way but it is "terminal, 100% morbidity, not curable but treatable with good quality of life possible for even several years...perhaps". My Mother knew she was going to die. She was prepared for that, faced it with dignity, even anticipation...but this? Nobody told her anything about all this. Nausea, hair loss, fatigue...yes. But not one word about total incontinence, peripheral nerve damage, increased pain and brain damage. But it is all over the internet. Look up taxol/carbo side effects. Would my Mother have chosen this over the "mild, vague abdominal symptoms" she has been questioning for years...and eventual death? I don't know. And now I don't know if she can know. Help me! Is there anyone out there with comparable side effects who recovered enough to make it worth it? My mother doesn't have 2 to 3 years to recover from brain cell loss of 70 to 80%! Can you help me?