Scaling back treatment for certain cancers can improve patient quality of life without compromising outcomes, a part of the trend towards less invasive approaches in cancer care.
Thirty years ago, cancer research focused on aggressive treatments like massive chemotherapy doses and marrow transplants, which weren't more effective and caused suffering.
Research now questions the necessity of extensive traditional treatments, with a shift towards using improved drugs leading to more effective, tolerable, and less complication-prone cancer care.
Studies, like the one on ovarian cancer, show that avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures like lymph node removal during surgery can result in similar survival outcomes and fewer complications.
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