In most cases, because the disease has been present for more than 10 years by the time of it's discovered, all that can be justified scientifically is the removal of the obvious cancer-all of it. Chemotherapy for most cancers is still either experimental or has proved to be of limited or no benefit. Furthermore, it has serious adverse side effects, and such toxic therapy is best avoided, unless proof of benefit is well established. In all kinds of cancers, you should change to a healthier diet, if for no other reason than to keep yourself as healthy as possible-both to fight against the cancer and to withstand the debilitating side effects of any proposed treatments. You should make an effort to be well informed about any and all treatments your doctor may propose.
Cancer treatment is a big business, run by doctors living in a world of hopes and dreams.
You need to know the facts, in order to protect yourself and your family from potentially harmful therapies. Of course you must locate valuable therapy if it is available. Ask to see the scientific studies of any suggested treatment. As a general rule the burden of proof rests upon those physicians who recommend mutilating, debilitating, painful, and expensive therapies. Make your doctor prove the advantage of his proposed treatment over simpler treatments or no treatment at all.