It does appear that his wife had chemotherapy versus radiation
@LMAOIt doesn't work like that,although I SUSPECT oftentimes what type of treatment you get depends on which doc/cancer clinic you go to for treatment.
I have/had Stage 4 Lymphoma and was treated with both radiation and chemotherapy . The chemo really fried my short-term memory to the point I would sometimes wonder about things like "Did I eat today or not",and "Did I make my doctor's appointment yesterday,or not?"
Sounds funny as hell,but it's not so funny when it is you it is happening to.
After all that,I was told they were stopping treatment because it had done no good because the cancer was still advancing.
That was when the doc asked me if I was willing to try an experimental drug that came in capsules that had NOT been approved by the FDA. I was warned that it made some people so sick they said they would rather die from cancer than continue to take it,and asked if I wanted to take it anyhow.
I said "Duhhhh! This ain't rocket science, If I take it and it makes me that sick,I'll just quit taking it." So the doc said she would send off the prescription.
When it came in 2 weeks later it came with other prescriptions from the VA,and I had forgotten all about a new experimental drug,so I just assumed it was a regular part of my VA "pill fill".
Took it for 3 weeks before my next PET scan,and went to see the cancer doc atain a week after that scan. She looked at the results and kinda freaked because it showed me to be cancer-free. Neither of us really believed that,so I agreed to take another PET scan that week. It came back cancer-free,also.
Now,I have NOT been diagnoised as being cancer-free. MY understanding is you have to have no cancer symptoms for 5 years before you are officially rated as being cancer-free.
Still getting those pills from the VA and still taking them,but they have now been officially recognized by the AMA as an effecttive treatement for SOME types of cancer.
The down side to those pills is that unless the VA has rated you for one of those types of cancer,or you have VERY good health insurance,they are stoopid expensive. As in 13 grand for a bottle of 120 pills.
If you are desperate and don't have good insurance,you can buy them at pretty much any pharmacy in the US,with the Food Lion and Wal-Mart pharmacies being the cheapest. Scrap together the money to buy one bottle and see what happens. After all,I tested as being cancer-free 3 weeks after starting them.
I also suggest checking with your cancer surgeon about other possible free or very cheap places to buy them. There may very well be some sort of charity in your area that is dedicated to helping cancer patients.
Unfortunately,these pills do NOT help with your memory problems.
