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Lani · 01-29-2007, 07:30 PM

how about "targetted immunotherapy" which works like a "smart bomb" whereas chemo works like "carpet bombing"

When used in the non-metastatic setting, the word "preventative" seems in order

THE HARD QUESTION OFTEN ASKED TO CANCER PATIENTS IS are you cured?

How about answering either1) I am taking the treatment to make sure it never comes back, but there are no accurate tests yet to be sure that its been entirely effective for pre-metastatic patients or 2)for Stage IVs,this is the most effective treatment ever found for the type of cancer I have with the least side-effects. It is relatively new but people have lived a dozen or so years on it since it was
invented and since those on it are pioneers we are still in the process of learning if this cancer is "curable" or must continued to be "manageable" with
staying on the medicine or newer improvements being developed.

01-29-2007, 07:30 PM	#9
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,783	my two cents how about "targetted immunotherapy" which works like a "smart bomb" whereas chemo works like "carpet bombing" When used in the non-metastatic setting, the word "preventative" seems in order THE HARD QUESTION OFTEN ASKED TO CANCER PATIENTS IS are you cured? How about answering either1) I am taking the treatment to make sure it never comes back, but there are no accurate tests yet to be sure that its been entirely effective for pre-metastatic patients or 2)for Stage IVs,this is the most effective treatment ever found for the type of cancer I have with the least side-effects. It is relatively new but people have lived a dozen or so years on it since it was invented and since those on it are pioneers we are still in the process of learning if this cancer is "curable" or must continued to be "manageable" with staying on the medicine or newer improvements being developed.