Do you class @doublec post as ‘misinformation’ @OriginalStarWars maybe have a think about down playing cancer and preventative chemotherapy.
I appreciate some are sharing anecdotes of loved they know who have been diagnosed with cancer, but it's all moot. When I was diagnosed, I was told that everyone else's cancer, particularly their treatment (and prognosis) is irrelevant. And it's true, it is. Other's treatment has zero bearing on my cancer, the PoW's cancer, or anyone else's. Cancer, its treatment, and how one's body will react is unique to the individual.
Like PoW, I am having preventative chemo, well, had, have just finished six months of it. Chemo is given because there's a very real chance of another primary cancer or a secondary cancer. Yes, surgery is nearly always the first line of attack, but if it's a grade 3 cancer, no matter how small, then there's a very real probability the cancer will return at some point. This might be because it has shed cells, that dormant cells will wake up elsewhere in the body, or the original cancer returns.
Chemo is horrible to go through. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Chemo isn't given to those who don't need it. In truth, there is no such thing as preventative chemo. Chemo is chemo is chemo.