I remember that as well. I'm not sure where they get that idea, but it seems to me that if you're given surgery as an option then the cancer hasn't spread, so you're much more likely to survive.
I'd be more leery of chemotherapy, because it hits the immune system hard.
I’ve been through Chemo four times in the last 13 years to treat my Chronic Leukemia (CLL).
The last time I finished Chemo my Immune System weakened and I ended up with Pneumonia, four other Lung Infections and a Mass in my Left Lung. I was given five different Antibiotics over three Months that did nothing.
I ended up receiving Plasma Infusion Therapy. It was pretty much a last resort at the time and it did the trick.
I’ve been in Remission for two Years now.