Sorry Susan, but I think this is a terrible question and makes the assumption that one size fits all in cancer which is simply not the case. Until a person is dealing face to face with their own personal type of cancer they will not know what they will decide to do. What people imagine cancer to be is very different from reality, and only those who have been in that reality can understand what takes place. Hollywood's version does not begin to touch reality. Employment status also is a major factor in the United States where healthcare is typically dependent upon employers and employers can and do fire people for having a cancer diagnosis. People who wish to remain private are sometimes forced to go public due to the extreme financial hardships imposed by cancer, regardless of insurance status, and the need to raise funds to survive. Cancer isn't easy, and neither is the answer to this question.
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Sorry Susan, but I think this is a terrible question and makes the assumption that one size fits all in cancer which is simply not the case. Until a person is dealing face to face with their own personal type of cancer they will not know what they will decide to do. What people imagine cancer to be is very different from reality, and only those who have been in that reality can understand what takes place. Hollywood's version does not begin to touch reality. Employment status also is a major factor in the United States where healthcare is typically dependent upon employers and employers can and do fire people for having a cancer diagnosis. People who wish to remain private are sometimes forced to go public due to the extreme financial hardships imposed by cancer, regardless of insurance status, and the need to raise funds to survive. Cancer isn't easy, and neither is the answer to this question.
August 23, 2010 - 5:53pmThis Comment
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