True. But I or my siblings were never told that. What that means is that someone made the decision to give the minimal dose, knowing full well the possible negative ramifications. What his age the determining factor? Does that mean they thought “oh well, he is so old, why would it matter anyway since he had a good life”, or along those lines. Was is a “mini-death panel” decision? I guess we will never know.
Chemo side effects vary from one individual to the next. Some chemotherapy agents have worse side effects than others, also.
What his age the determining factor? Does that mean they thought “oh well, he is so old, why would it matter anyway since he had a good life”, or along those lines. Was is a “mini-death panel” decision?
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One possibility is they thought a regular dose of chemo would kill him right away. Look at some of the other comments on this thread.
Perhaps they didn’t do the PET scan because they knew there was nothing they could do if the cancer had spread. As it was he lived a couple of more years to 89. Maybe that was the best possible outcome.