Chemotherapy

[spolyu]

I heard someone say that the drug companies still consider it a success if the Chemotherapy kills the cancer even if the patient dies from the treatment. Is there any truth to this?

Thank you

[Nusch]

Statistics normally show „prostate cancer mortality“ and „all cause mortality“. Of course chemo therapy is a tough drug, but without chemo I wouldn’t live any more.

[spolyu in reply to Nusch]

thank you

[Tall_Allen]

No truth all chemo trials have used overall survival as an endpoint. It sounds like a conspiracy theory that some whack-job is promoting.

[spolyu in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thank you

[SteveTheJ]

Does it sound true? No it does not. Move on.

[Woodstock82]

It's a variation on an old cynical joke: "The surgery was a success, but the patient died."

[Teacherdude72]

If the treated patient dies there is no way to tell if the Cancer was eradicated so this is a trash conspirancy theory. Ignore it,

[woppaho]

probably so, but I have never had chemo and never intend to have chemo.

[ReMarcAble]

Patients don’t loose their battle with cancer when they die because the cancer dies too…..

Id call that a draw!

The late great Norm MacDonald

[j-o-h-n]

Who said that? Larry, Curly or Moe?

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Wednesday 11/15/2023 10:16 PM EST