Can chemotherapy for terminal cancer patients do more harm than good?
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Our response to the news from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges that palliative chemotherapy for terminal cancer patients may do more harm than good.
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What If Chemo Doesn't Help You Live Longer Or Better? : NPR
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Cognition and cancer treatment
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Does secondary cancer mean terminal? - Quora
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Hypertension in Cancer Patients and Survivors: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management - ScienceDirect
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Study: Chemo doesn't help end-stage cancer patients
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Cancer Without Chemotherapy: 'A Totally Different World' - The New York Times
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Types of Cancer Treatment - NCI
Is lung cancer always terminal and why? - Quora
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Why Cancer Treatments Might Not Work Very Well for Older Adults
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How to Deal with Side-effects of Chemotherapy?
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Cancer chemotherapy side-effects on blood cell development •
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Alternatives to Prostate Removal Surgery for Cancer Patients
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Doctors raise concern about chemo for end-stage cancer - New Vision Official