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I have very mixed feelings on it.
My mother had breast cancer when I was in high school - she had a lumpectomy and treatment with tamoxifen, and so far has been fine without chemo or radiation, God bless. (it was caught very early on).
My grandfather was diagnosed with stomach cancer, also when I was in high school. They gave him six months to live and recommended chemo and radiation - my family decided that if he was dying anyway, it was heartless to make him suffer through chemo and radiation. He wound up living four years and was relatively comfortable for three of those years.
My friend was diagnosed with cancer this year. He's 22. He's suffering through chemo and radiation now, but his long-term prospects are excellent... i guess i think it's strictly a case by case thing, and the age of the patient is important.
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