Young cancer patients are ignoring medical advice and choosing ‘diet-based’ treatment approach

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2. Some people are terrified of chemo and I can't say I blame them

It would help if more oncologists were more realistic when they talked to their patients about the chances for a cure. Some cancers have dismal outcomes and palliative treatment is superior, allowing patients to live longer and more comfortable lives than aggressive treatment would afford them.

Other cancers are very curable in the early stages.

Unfortunately, there will always be adults who delay treatment until the cancer itself is making them extremely ill and the chance of a cure is nil.