Same here. I would ask for palliative care.
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It depends on how far the cancer has spread or what part of the body the cancer has affected. The treatment for some cancers can be extremely disfiguring or destroy your health or be very painful and long. If a doctor tells me I have a month to live if I accept surgery but the only treatment will horribly disfigure my face., I just might call it a day and refuse the treatment. Itās called quality of life. Is the cure going to leave me in constant pain? Then forget it, leave me alone and let me die.
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Iād take the treatment ASAP.
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glad youāre getting the mole checkedā¦good for you !! I would fight the cancer as long as I had a chance of survivingā¦
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I would ask for treatment so I can hopefully get better and live.
I had ovarian cancer and had my ovaries removed about seven years ago.
The surgery was really painful but Iām thankful for it because Iām alive now and Iām thankful for that.
Thanks to my gp for sending me to have ultrasound.
She saved my life.
I made her a pair of slippers and I made a blanket for my surgeon I had.
Iām having a hysterectomy to remove my cervix and uterus because Iām a high risk of getting cancer there.
Iām better than Iāve perhaps ever been and I want to live.
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Iām surprised you didnāt have your uterus and cervix removed seven years ago?
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Iāll for sure get checked when I see the dr on dec 3rd
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What Iām hoping for is to die in my sleep. I have sleep apnea and if I l somehow die in my sleep that would be ideal. I just want nature to happen. Iāve had good quality time with my kids, despite my illness and Iāve prepared them for the inevitable. They know I will love them alive and will love them til my death. Iāve lived life pretty much my way, so Iām happy with that. Iāve been married, had sex, got to have a childhood, teenage years, Iāve traveled a bit, Iāve owned a house, cars, gotten pampered, felt love, understood empathy, etcā¦ Iām content with how Iāve lived this far and if cancer hits, im letting nature take itās course.
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My doctors also thought I had Lou Gehrigās, but it turned out to be muscular dystrophy.
With cancer- Iāve actually came close to death in my seizures due to exhaustion, but I think I will fight. My friend that I am very close with was in tears because she thought I was going to die. So for my friends and family, I will fight.
Also @anon78876561 I hope you are doing okay. Having an illness is so tough 
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Because I could still have children.
I think I was 34.
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Iād fight it. I sometimes doubt the whole concept of living for myself but, unfailingly, I want to persist for my loved ones.
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I honestly canāt answer that. I fear if I ever end up with a digestive system cancer Iād want treatment to either beat the cancer or dull the pain. If colon cancer is anything like colitis I donāt know what my state of mind would be.
But absolutely get that mole checked out Mama. Please let us know how you turn out.
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This is a bit triggering. Not anyone elseās fault . Itās my stupid mind . I worry about whether I have cancer due to this back and hip pain . GP tested for arthritis and gave the all clear on that .
Itās like a jagged pain in my hips, and a heavy pain in my back .
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My best friend was diagnosed with brain cancer and refused chemo.
I was mad at him at first, but he explained heād had chemo before and he really couldnāt bare going through that again.
I came to respect it, and we stayed up many nights talking about our feelings towards it.
Then the doctors wanted to attempt removing some of his cancer to buy him another year. They told him they knew they couldnāt remove it all, but that theyād fly in an expert to make sure they got as much as they could.
Well, guess what! When they opened him up, the expert took a look at his cancer and went āyeah I can get all of this, no problemā!!!
Now heās one and a half years cancer free, and Iām thankful every day for being able to have him in my life
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I canāt imagine life without my cancer surviving niece who lost a kidney traumatically to that terrible disease when she was all too young. Iām sorry you lost yours.
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I was faced with this issue just recently
I got a letter to go for breast cancer screening and Iām thinking Iām better off not knowing as I think how could I fight breast cancer as well as schizophrenia
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Thatās great it turned out OK
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Iām so happy that your niece is a survivor.
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It is better to check annually. If you catch it early, it is 90 % recovery rate. My mom is going through chemotherapy for breast cancer. It is not as bad as we thought because she found it early. She is actually doing quite well.
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