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it is sad indeed when someone passes away, but it also makes me mad to see, how rigid the medical system is. We had a similar case in our support group this month.
It is a typical course of chemotherapy to weaken and finally destroy the immune system, which often results in respiratory problems (pneumonia) and leads to exitus. I am sure that most docs know this, but still keep giving patients the standard chemo regimen.
It is beyond me why it is so difficult to find uros/oncos to administer a low dose chemotherapy, and why most health systems refuse to cover the cost.
A low dose chemo might not be quite as effective as the standard, but has less side effects and lets the patient keep a bit of his QL.
We all have to die (life itself is fatal, as one onco once said), but the way Pca-patients are treated towards the end is not acceptable.
