Late discovery of the ailment / Wrong treatment / Rare nature of carcinoma (Transitional Urothelial Carcinoma) had taken my Dad away from us in Feb, 2007. Still I am agitated within thinking about the doctors' role in the entire process. They performed multiple surgeries, given unnecessary radiation, even chemotherapy and finally they declared that they can do nothing further. Everyday for 18months, we saw him suffering with intense pain. He was very confident and maintained himself very well bearing all the pain. The role of doctors has been very pathetic during the entire treatment process.
From my experience, I could write confidently the following points..
- Don't be afraid of Cancer. Cancer doesn't kill itself but the FEAR will.
- Choose your doctor/s carefully. Seek atleast 3-4 opinions from different doctors
- Exercise your options. Discuss with your doctor and generally be aware of the disease by researching over the net
- There are alternative therapies to choose beyond the traditional ways of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
- Never loose CONFIDENCE in yourself.
S.KOTA, India

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