article_snippet: only after exploring other 'alternative' methods first.
article_snippet: Doctors said chemotherapy would give Doctors an 85 per cent chance of survival, but without chemotherapy there was a near-certainty of death within two years.
article_snippet: Treatment depends on the extent of the cancer and will usually involve a combination of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and drugs including steroids.
article_snippet: I should be able to decide if I do or don't want chemotherapy. '
article_snippet: Whether I live 17 years or 100 years should not be anyone's choice but mine.'
article_snippet: Ms Fortin added: 'I believe there's a natural way or at least an alternative to chemo out there that I am willing to look for and explore. '
article_snippet: Not that it would cure cancer but it may help cancer.'