Re: Re: A classic March 2002 posts The Importance of...

October 26, 2005

Really ...Talk to him then. Ask him questions.

Yes, think of your trip.... Of the kids... Of you all giggling. Immagine your

kids face when they see the Eiflel Tower - The colleseum ( sp?) You need to keep

your mind busy. That's the only way.

love, Lydia

brencolinmom wrote:

Thanks Lydia:

I know this but it just irks me to see my doctor's name in print on

this. In the meantime, I am planning my trip!

> Thanks for the post by on hope. I think we all need this.

> Today, I went to The Oncologist online (_www.TheOncologist.com_

> (http://www.TheOncologist.com) ) and found recent (2005) articles

about treating

> metastatic colon cancer and outcomes, including one by my

oncologist Dr. Lee S. Rosen.

> Three of the aticles by leading oncologists say the following:

> 1. " estimated 5 year survival rates ranging from 85%-(0% for

patients with

> Stage I disease to [less than] 5% for patients with stage IV

disease. " Duke

> Univ. Med. Ctr.

> 2. " " estimated 5 year survival rates . . . [less than] 10% for

patients

> with metastatic colorectal cancer. " Alan Venook, UCLA.

> 3. " Nearly all patients with metastatic cancer die of their

disease " H.

> Hurwitz, Duke Univ. Med. Ctr.

> I am sorry to raise this, but why do our doctors lie to us? Why

do they

> tell us it is " curable " and then publish this? I know that no one

knows, etc.

> and that we all intend to be within whatever percent survives, but

I like to

> be treated with honesty.

>

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