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Brandon Crutchfield

4/11/17

Inquiry project

Ms.Caruso

Cancer Treatments

Choosing the right treatment for cancer can always be a difficult decision, especially for people

who dont do not know much about the treatments in the first place. Among things that people must

consider are the expenses related to the treatment,People sometimes dont realize the expenses they

agree to, the side effects or the difficulty of their treatment. According to, Personal Values and Cancer

Treatment Refusal by Evert van Leeuwen, individuals have different back grounds and they have

different values when it comes to ways of living, which also plays a role in how people narrow the choice

down between treatments. Theres There riskis risk in everything,everything; the key is to take the risk

that would best work for that individual.

To help make the choices between treatments a little easier my product is fictional but realistic

stories of three people starting their treatment, going through it, and ending their treatment. This

seemed like a good idea to me G, guidance is crucial in tough times like being diagnosed with cancer. . I

wanted to help guide those that are indecisive about what treatment they want. I thought using three

fictional but realistic examples may help potential readers make their decisions.I I did so because I was

inspired byremember a conversation that I had with my friend, Hailey Hawkins. One day when talking

she was reflecteding on her cancer diagnosis experience one day. S, she mentioned that how she was

clueless as ofas to what she was toshould expect with certain treatments. That inspired me to create a

product that would inform the individual before they did something they would regret. I figured wrote
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that the stories towould be fairly straight forward, not too lengthy so it would be a quick informative

read.

The targeted audience for this product is are people who are newly diagnosed and still choosing

which treatment they want to do. This group of people seemed like the right audience to me because

they have the most to gain from the stories I wrote because they are still making decisions about how to

proceed with treatment. My hope is that theThe readers could possibly relate to one of the characters (

Sophia, Lisa or Gerald), which couldand help them choose the path that he/she would like to gotake.

Each of the three stories present different choices and outcomes in hopes that the readers will not only

consider the initial impacts of treatment, but the longer term aspects. The three stories cover choosing

treatment with side effect implications, choosing treatment with minimal side effects and choosing

alternative treatments. They also touch on the patients consideration for cost of the treatments. I

would hope that my stories help my audience understand what to expect with the choice they take,

after the consider the factors that go into each treatment. My stories are fictional, so there is room to

have imagination within each the story:, there are less concrete facts in them as much as the characters

realistic experiences with the treatments.

Chemotherapy is the one of the more popular choices of treatment. I, it has the highest survival

rate according to Most Popular Evidence-Base Oncology Articles, however there are numerous negative side

effects, that sometimes lead people away from doing the treatment people to rethink participating in

the treatment. In my stories, I tried to make sure that I showed there are multiple sides to treatments

especially chemo-therapy. My first story included a woman named Sophia who went under

chemotherapy. The chemo did its job and got rid of the cancer; however, it had made her body so weak

her heart could not function normally anymore. I based that story of a childhood friend of mine named

Dylan. His story was similar in that he had beaten cancer and everything seemed like it was going well,
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and then his heart just stopped. Thats The possibility of negative impact may result in patients

choosing when they go into alternative medicine, like one of my characters Llisa did. Choosing

alternative medicien may result in a lower, they dont have the highest survival rate but some people

take into consideration the type of life they would have while under chemo therapy.

In my stories, I tried to make sure that I showed there is two sides to treatments especially

chemo-therapy. My first story included a women named Sophia who went under chemotherapy, the

chemo did its job and got rid of the cancer however it had made her body so weak her heart couldnt

take it anymore. I based that story of a childhood friend of mine named Dylan, his story was similar, he

had beat cancer and everything seemed like it was going well, and then his heart just stopped.

The product I created took in multiple perspectives from the basic situation, cancer. I felt it was

important to include the unorthodox methods of treating cancer. Sometimes these medicines can be

mixed in with the Chemo or radiation treatment and it becomes a complementary treatment. An

example is that Hailey, Hailey had informed me that she was taking medical THC pills to balance her diet

during her treatment.

We have all seen at least one person affected by cancer, some come out winners in the battle

and some lose honorably. Ne, no matter the patients decision about the treatment plan, life is not

guaranteed especially a life similar to the patients before cancer. New treatments will hopefully come

out in the future where the side effects are minimal and the results are greater. For now all we can do is

strive for improved results and do the best we can to help people beat this horrible disease. Ive I have

had quite a few people in my life effected affected by cancer, thats which is why to me my product not

only represents some of the possible scenariosthe certain paths we can take but also that there is hope

in every situation. To overcome such a horrible disease is an incredible act of courage and strength and I

just hope my stories will help lead people to victory.

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Old Work cited

Huijer M, van Leeuwen EPersonal values and cancer treatment refusalJournal of Medical Ethics 2000;26:358-362.

Li, Bei et al. Impact of Anticancer Drugs Price Cut on Physicians Prescription Choices on First-Line Chemotherapy Regimens

and Health Expenditure for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in China. Journal of Thoracic Disease 8.10 (2016): 2832

2842. PMC. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.

Kaestner, S.A, and G.J Sewell. "Chemotherapy Dosing Part Ii: Alternative Approaches and Future Prospects." Clinical Oncology.

19.2 (2007): 99-107. Print

Smith, Peter J, Alexandra Clavarino, Jeremy Long, and Kathryn J. Steadman. "Why Do Some Cancer Patients Receiving

Chemotherapy Choose to Take Complementary and Alternative Medicines and What Are the Risks?" Asia-pacific Journal of

Clinical Oncology. 10.1 (2014): 1-10. Print.

Hawkins, Hailey L. "Hailey hawkins interview." Interview. 20 Feb. 2017: n. pag. Print.

New work cited

Most Popular Evidence-Base Oncology Articles in 2004." Cancer Treatment Reviews. 31.2 (2005).