As a patient who was fortunate enough not to have had to endure the hell that is rads/chemo, I'd just like to share my feelings on this...

Karen,

Thank you for your "rant" on the importance of interpretation of scientific studies. Paying attention to study design, results, conclusions and how they will apply to a specific population is so important. Sometimes, we see a headline or read a news article and it can misrepresent the study/findings/implications even more. It can just make things more confusing for many of us.

Research is a work in progress. We as cancer patients would like to see that progress come faster, of course.

Thank you all for sharing your personal experiences with different treatment protocols. There are so many tough decisions that have to be made expeditiously, but also with informed consent.