Not receiving a death sentence from doctors or chemo allowed her to live out her life. She died at age 90.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/grandmother-lived-terminal-cancer-21-185431290.html
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Grandmother lived with ‘terminal cancer’ for 21 years after husband kept diagnosis secret
A grandmother lived with terminal breast cancer for 21 years after her husband kept the prognosis secret from her.
#Chemo Speeds Up Physical Decline in Older Women
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/chemotherapy-speeds-physical-decline-older-163440613.html
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Chemotherapy Speeds Up Physical Decline in Older Women—But Certain Interventions Can Help
A new study on breast cancer in older women shows that chemotherapy can negatively impact physical functioning. Here's how experts say that can be avoided.
Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds
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Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds
Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference. It’s part of a long-term trend toward studying whether doing less — less surgery,…
"High doses of chemotherapy (especially ones that are platinum-based) and radiation to the head, ear or brain can cause damage and hearing problems in one or both ears."
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https://www.foxnews.com/health/chemotherapy-drug-serious-surprising-side-effect-study-finds
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Chemotherapy drug could have a serious and surprising side effect, study finds
A chemotherapy drug could cause “significant" hearing loss among cancer survivors, according to a study from the University of South Florida and Indiana University. Researchers and doctors react.