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StephN · 09-02-2005, 10:36 PM

Al wrote:
"Dr. Webster for Washington said to me that the first goal of U.S. medicine is to achieve remission and then the second goal is to keep the patient in remission."

This is true ONLY if you have a med onc who goes with this route. Look at how many of us here have to get after their docs to give them some drugs that work - not just pussyfoot around and try one then another. Just get tough and try to outsmart those canc er cells.

This is not easy and requires very often some harsh treatment. But, many of us can withstand this treatment and go on to live, even with some side effects, etc., but we ARE alive and can get off chemo.

OR, some of us have chemo-resistent tumors and Herceptin is the saving grace.

Thanks be to God that my med onc was of the mind in ACTUAL PRACTICE that Dr. Webster spoke of.

You have raised a very good point. If the med onc really wants to save the patient, there has to be a better goal than "stable."

09-02-2005, 10:36 PM	#6
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Al wrote: "Dr. Webster for Washington said to me that the first goal of U.S. medicine is to achieve remission and then the second goal is to keep the patient in remission." This is true ONLY if you have a med onc who goes with this route. Look at how many of us here have to get after their docs to give them some drugs that work - not just pussyfoot around and try one then another. Just get tough and try to outsmart those canc er cells. This is not easy and requires very often some harsh treatment. But, many of us can withstand this treatment and go on to live, even with some side effects, etc., but we ARE alive and can get off chemo. OR, some of us have chemo-resistent tumors and Herceptin is the saving grace. Thanks be to God that my med onc was of the mind in ACTUAL PRACTICE that Dr. Webster spoke of. You have raised a very good point. If the med onc really wants to save the patient, there has to be a better goal than "stable."