If Someone Told Me I Had Treatable Cancer I'd Refuse It

Well, I hear where you're coming from. And I totally understand. But I do have children and I would like to be around for them. But cancer is something that just happens. And some people are exposed to it through the genes. I would probably opt for treatment but if the treatment is not working then I would probably stop. We never know how long we have on this earth. But I will live forever. LOL. Hey Now!!!

forgive me but you sound a little depressed. I think that when the crunch comes you would fight to live like the rest of us. It is a gift we have of life so enjoy the ride. We do not know how it will turn out and I understand your fears but hang around - even for your parent's sake

I don't think it is morbid. It's making a choice. With 60/40 odds it would be a hard call. I think with all the health issues out there we have all thought about it a time or two. Maybe because I'm hitting the mid 40's and several family members have already surcome to cancer that I'm thinking about the what if's. I have children and would attempt to try for their sake, but in reality if the chances decreased through treatment, I would have to say why continue.

There is something in what you said.At present,there is no certain cure for most cancers.And that,nearly all the people who suffer from the cancers tremble with fear on hearing of operation,chemotherapy and radiotherapy,not to mention how much it will cost.

People don't have to have children to be valuable, though all this talk from politicians about hard working families does create the impression that the only valuable people are those who have children, or who have important private sector jobs. I am not sure why you feel you will die of undiagnosed dementia, though there has been a lot of publicity about this, but my mother always used to say "if you don't use it you'll lose it" about the brain, and there is some evidence to support that, thought its not by any means conclusive. You are an intelligent person, and maybe you just feel like you aren't doing anything useful with your life. I don't want to lecture you on finding something useful to do, as that has to be something you want to do, but I am sure you are of more value to your family than you think you are. Its too easy, I think, to get sucked into the trivia of everyday life, the media is always selling us trivial things, tv programmes about nothing much. That is why I was so interested that your mother bought Lowry, as 50 years or so ago trade unions did a lot of work encouraging working class people to educate themselves, then people like murdoch took control of the media, and dumbed everything down. Whereas your mother's generation still have an interest in art and things like that. Though this could turn more into a polemic about our dumbed down culture rather than a useful comment. My advice would be to think about doing something that you would see as worthwhile and find really interesting, as to see yourself as potentialy a burden is a bit sad.

Makes sense, especially since we shouldn't still be stuck at treating cancer. We should be curing it with the billions that have gone into research. Several things have been shown to have cancer curing potential, so I would demand that those methods were used rather than more destructive methods like chemo/radio therapy

Hmm, i do not know why you are feeling this way - yes you were able to justify that you would not want to put people through an ordeal with the treatment and all. I guess maybe you are not worried about the people you will leave and so you won''t mind leaving them at this point. Hmm I am happy for you that you do not have any sickness to worry about and I pray that you stay that way, safe and sound, healthy and well. But we will never know. I guess that's good that you do not have kids, and maybe you do not want kids if you are talking like this because, yes they arre responsibility to begin with and we all wake up each morning for someone. And many people even if its stage four cancer would even want to have that slightest of hope to live for the people they love. (Well that's different for the rich ones and probably they want to live longer because they haven't enjoyed their money they spent all their lifetime earning and working hard for. Cancer is such a mean diseases, it has killed many, but it has also brought a lot of people closer to their families and loved ones. I think it is what it is and we are the ones that determine whatever this sickness would be doing for us.

oh no! don't say that. i wouldn't want you to have cancer. that is a very painful thing to have to go through. wish yourself a long healthy and happy life. that's what i want.

With all the respect in the world, it seems that you don`t know what life is about. I have read your posts for some time now and have discovered that they are all about money and about what can be bought with it. You spend your life searching for a lamp or the table that goes with it! When do you live? Now, if you don`t have any idea about what real life is, if is reasonable to decide it is worthless. But I would suggest you look around and discover that the world is not sh*t. The world is a miracle, life is a miracle. Yet, some really sick people want to put an end to that. If that were the case with me, I wouldn`t wait to have real pain that goes many times with a terminal illness. There are many buildings high enough so that I can jump from them and end the crap immediatly. I am speaking out of experience. I have a non curable lymphoma that is on remission. While I have time to have fun, I go on vacations in between treatments. I have tickets for 2 weeks in Mexico on August. It is treatment in June and September so I`ll ask my oncologist to postpone the treatment one week. I am also worried about this world. And I ask myself what can I do. Check at freerice.com to play to donate ( for free) to the hungry of the world. Use part of your money in someone. Make a difference!

I have also thought of this kind of situation and I have been caught in the middle on how to decide on it. Should I just allow myself to slowly be eaten by the disease and not tell about it to my family or should I allow myself to be treated knowing that it would be a burden to my family. I think that since I have kids, and I am sure my parents would not abandon me in times like this, I would let them decide how they would want to happen. Whatever it is, I would gladly accept.

I wish I will have good health till my end. I really don't wish to die young or die in suffer. I don't want to see my people cry when they know I have something in my body that could end my life anytime. I want to fight for my life, if there is anything to keep me live longer I will take the chance for sure, except giving my soul to the devil.

Hi Janey. Well I can see that you are having a tough time. But if I were you I would have worked hard to die happy, even if I had to die old. I do agree that there is a lot of sh*t going on this world. But there are lots of amazing places and people on the Earth too. It would be a foolish thing to die after just meeting the bad side of the world. I am very happy in this small world of mine though I face many external problems just like you. And I am not going to die before I go out to see all those beautiful places on Earth with my beautiful partner. Have a nice day ... SuperShames

you should fight against cancer. becuse the disease is a test, if you let the disease means that you have failed in the face of temptation