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Exchange Exemplar: Guiding Your Own Cancer Treatment

Chemotherapy has made a tremendous difference in survival rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer.
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Chemotherapy has made a tremendous difference in survival rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer.

The doctors may have the knowledge to treat you, but you are the owner of the body being treated. All the more reason for paying close attention to plans for any medical treatment.

Dr. David Palma, a radiation oncologist, lays out the case for doing so when cancer is diagnosed. His book is Taking Charge of Cancer: What You Need to Know to Get the Best Treatment.

It presents many treatment options, and what patients can do to request more information and more options. We return to David Palma's interview from 2017.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily talk show focused on news and interests across our region of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.