That's not really true. My Mom was diagnosed in 1978. My sister-in-law was diagnosed a couple of years ago... So much has changed.
But I agree about letting us do this privately. I don't know if they do this by you, but at our GROCERY STORE, a Safeway store, they ask you when you check out if you want to give to whatever charity they're pushing that day. It's intrusive, and it's meant to embarrass you into giving money, What's worse, is when you give, they make an announcement and all hoot and holler. It's so annoying and I've actually made a complaint, as bad as it makes me look.
Because of her experience, I am very cynical. I bet if we ask a doctor how long someone will live if they choose not to treat the cancer, they'll say they don't know. Then my question to them is how do they know if they're doing the patient any favors by cutting, poisoning and zapping?
I don't trust any of them. I'm taking my chances as I cannot see myself ever doing chemo.
I know I'm going to die someday and I want to feel well as long as possible.