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Old 05-02-2007, 07:29 AM   #1
Grace
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Hi,

It may help if your cousin consults the National Cancer Center guidelines, which I believe suggests chemo for all tumors that are 1 cm or greater. Mine was 1/2 cm. and my oncologist, although he himself recommended chemo, indicated that the tumor board at my hospital (in New York and well known) was divided. He added that if the tumor were 1 cm or larger we would not be having the discussion, that the recommendation would definitely be for chemo. That being said, the New York Times last Sunday had an article on chemo brain, confirming that it is indeed a problem. I had only two rounds of taxol and carboplatin and now have memory and word issues. So, it's a difficult decision and I wish you and her good luck in making it.
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