I just showed the article to my husband who said, "yeah... I saw that on reddit yesterday but didn't want to tell you about it and scare you." Hmmm... thanks, honey.

No, I like many others would rather be informed of what could happen. The more I know, the better. Very very interesting article. I am very glad to be at a CCC. Hopefully that gives me an edge against mistakes like that.

For Cindy - I opted out of radiation the first time around a year ago due to my clean margins and it came back....requiring another surgery with more complications in addition to radiation/chemo. I wished I would have opted for the radiation the first time around. This cancer is a tricky thing. That being said.... there are cases that don't need radiation and if your doctor thinks you don't need it, well then, maybe you don't. But if it's an on-the-fence decision, I say go for it. I'm 2/3 through radiation treatment today and still doing "ok". I've even made it without a PEG so far (knocks on wood). That being said, my RO says I'm defying odds, I'm doing so well. It really varies person to person.