CancerCompass message board discussion started by VjeanH on 1/17/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,19841,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Does anyone know of a person with NSC lung cancer that was actually helped by having chemotherapy?Chemo did nothing to help my husband accept to prolong his pain and suffering. He had the original tumor removed from his left lung and the doctor said you need chemo to make sure it doesn't come back. The truth of the matter is it came back everywhere. So what good did it do him?Now he's in a Hospice house, can't eat, can't speak, and he's just waiting to die. Thousands of dollars were spent on chemo, only to have him in a prolonged suffering state, with astronomical costs to the family.There should be a law against chemo. Especially, if there are no statisticsproving that it works for the type of cancer a person has. VjeanH Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT HelloI am very sorry to hear about your situation .My father is currently undergoing treament for lung cancer with chemo. After all my research, I too question its effectiveness. I have him on many supplements to counteract the side effects of it. He has been tolerating it pretty well but I know it is because of the things I am giving him to keep it from poisoning him. He is at a later stage than your husband was so I figure that it could buy him some time so that we can work on more natural ways to repair his system. But ultimately, it is not very effective and I would probably refuse it if I were diagnosed with cancer. It is quite a paradox that a treatment for a disease could also give you the disease and that alone is enought to make me think that it is not the best way to go. I know how hard this time must be for you but what I have discovered from this situation is that we are all much stronger than we think we are and having faith in a higher power will help you get through this. I wish you all the best. kc1102 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT