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Noaidiyesterday at 9:41 PM2 repliesview on HN

They told my father Chemo woudl add six months on his six month estimated lifespan. He died in two months cause the chemo blocked his liver. My sister in law was a chemo nurse and begged him not to get it. He died on loads of morphine. His last words were "It's all a scam!"

Sorry, you have no idea. Talk to a chemo nurse.


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preg_matchyesterday at 11:23 PM

Talk to a chemo nurse? I've gotten two different chemo regimens. Yes, I know chemo has a risk because all medicine has a risk. I'm sorry for what happened to your father, but that doesn't fucking mean chemo is a scam. It saves lives, I should know.

matteorasoyesterday at 11:09 PM

Huh? How would chemo "block his liver"? Do you mean that he had a liver metastasis that the chemo didn't help with?

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