My mother went in for a routine mammogram years ago. They found some suspicious pre-cancerous tissues. She, being a bit of a tough-nut, told them straight up that they could burn her, they could mutilate her but she was not going to permit them to poison her. Boy did the nurses and oncologist throw a fit, how dare she question their methods! She stayed firm. They did radiation and a double mastectomy but she never had chemo. That was 15 years ago. She's turning 80 and still going strong. Did they save her with their mutilation? Maybe. Then again, maybe the suspicious pre-cancerous tissues would never have developed into full blown cancer. One thing is for certain. The older I get the more and more I am realizing how little I know and just how little everyone else actually knows. Especially the experts.
Spot on - all of what you said! It's crazy and billions have been spent, over the course of decades, and they still use the same methods! Nuts.
My mother went in for a routine mammogram years ago. They found some suspicious pre-cancerous tissues. She, being a bit of a tough-nut, told them straight up that they could burn her, they could mutilate her but she was not going to permit them to poison her. Boy did the nurses and oncologist throw a fit, how dare she question their methods! She stayed firm. They did radiation and a double mastectomy but she never had chemo. That was 15 years ago. She's turning 80 and still going strong. Did they save her with their mutilation? Maybe. Then again, maybe the suspicious pre-cancerous tissues would never have developed into full blown cancer. One thing is for certain. The older I get the more and more I am realizing how little I know and just how little everyone else actually knows. Especially the experts.