"What regularly performed medical procedures or practices do you think people will look back at with disgust in 75 to 100 years?" Hoooo boy

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[–]HiddenFox 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Chemo will still be the biggest. So many times it's given to people who have 3-6 months left to live and the are told that it might extend their lives a few months. A lot of people take it but the time they have lest is utter misery. I've always been of the mind set of quality over quantity.

I just had a second cousin who's husband was told he had a very aggressive form of cancer back in early December. He was told 3 months without treatment and maybe the summer if he takes chemo. He told them to stick it. He pasted away two weeks ago with really only the last few days any major issues and of those days the very last two he was unconscious. He was even cracking jokes right up until the end. I think he made the right choice.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I reckon that Chemo will be viewed more like a very primitive and unsophisticated way to deal with cancer rather than outright quackery. It's a blunt instrument that was used when precision instruments didn't yet exist. A bit like using leaches. They aren't exactly smart in all circumstances and can kill you but doctors were trying to do the best they could with the knowledge and tools available.