Raymond Smith53 said:I don't think I quite followed your point—not to be blunt, but no one just sits by and lets someone pass away without trying anything. It’s more about strategy. With younger patients—or those facing tumors that are actually treatable—doctors tend to go much more aggressive with therapy, assuming the body can handle the punch. But when dealing with older patients, or cases involving incurable metastases, the focus shifts toward quality of life and extending what time remains. The scans themselves aren't the whole story; they're really just tools for monitoring how the disease is behaving. And honestly, cancer shouldn't even be viewed as a "disease" in the traditional sense—tumor cells are forming in our bodies every single day; it's really just a matter of whether the immune system can step up and clear them out before they become a problem.
My husband had an experience that was truly heartbreaking. He was being treated for pneumonia, but because his primary diagnosis was small cell lung cancer—and he ended up in the wrong ward entirely—the neurologist essentially pulled the plug on his treatment. They just kept him bedridden and restricted, providing nothing but potassium supplements while essentially letting him slip away. It’s a harsh reality to face, but there are doctors out there who simply write patients off, refusing to lift a finger to try and save someone...