Making the Right Decision About Your Cancer Treatment
Summary
- You expect your specialist to lay out the treatment step by step, but often, there are you are the one deciding which road to take
- Yes, it's scary because you are asked to make life and death decisions over things you don't even understand...
- But it's also empowering because you now in charge of your life again, you are empowered to decide which road to take going forward
- Your specialist guides you through the process, but it helps to dig deeper to understand what's really going on under the hood
- Search for each option on a reputable evidence based website like Cancer Council in Australia
- Now that you know the facts, ask cancer survivors for their experience
- These folks went down that road before, gone through those treatment and had to make decisions like the one you need to make right now
- Find the right forum with my Online Community Guide under the Tools section on SimplifyCancer.com
- When you combine expertise and facts with real life experience and know how, you can make informed decisions about treatment
- There is no such a thing as the right decision so make a decision that’s right for you in this point in time
- Whatever decision you make is bound to be the right one for you right now!
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