{"id":3073,"date":"2018-01-01T03:07:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T08:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2017-12-28T00:10:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T05:10:59","slug":"why-many-breast-cancer-patients-stop-treatment-or-only-take-partial-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/01\/why-many-breast-cancer-patients-stop-treatment-or-only-take-partial-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Many Breast Cancer Patients Stop Treatment or Only Take Partial Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2585\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2585\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Depositphotos_60045445_s-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"Why Many Breast Cancer Patients Stop Treatment or Only Take Partial Treatment\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Depositphotos_60045445_s-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Depositphotos_60045445_s.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why Many Breast Cancer Patients Stop Treatment or Only Take Partial Treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many women do not trust the health care system and will often forgo radiation and drug therapy after breast cancer surgery. That is according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/health.usnews.com\/health-care\/articles\/2017-11-06\/why-many-breast-cancer-patients-short-circuit-their-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey of 2,700 breast cancer patients<\/a> by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Lead author of the survey, Lorraine Dean, said over 30 percent skip treatments that are intended to kill any cancer cells that remain after surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issels\u00ae<\/a> for information on how combining conventional treatments with immunotherapy cancer treatment reduces the likelihood of relapse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor-patient trust is crucial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cancer is a devastating disease and it is understandable that patients experience feelings of helplessness. It&#8217;s not just women with breast cancer who are losing trust in doctors and the health care system, it&#8217;s the general public as well. People often feel that doctors put their own financial interest ahead of patient care. When patients feel their doctors don&#8217;t listen to them or take their concerns seriously, trust begins to erode.<\/p>\n<p>For the best possible outcome, it is necessary that doctors and patients have a strong bond of trust. Patients should feel comfortable being fully honest with health care providers and the doctors should always remember that a patient&#8217;s trust in them is a vital and necessary component of proper medical care. Each person&#8217;s cancer is unique and treatment should be based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/08\/the-issels-story-a-focus-on-immunotherapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specific needs of each patient<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personalized cancer treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Issels\u00ae, we have been practicing individualized treatment for more than 60 years. We want you to make informed decisions about your cancer treatment options. <a href=\"http:\/\/66.135.32.155\/issels\/Questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> today for more information on our autologous (from the patient\u2019s own blood) non-toxic cancer treatment protocols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many women do not trust the health care system and will often forgo radiation and drug therapy after breast cancer surgery. That is according to a survey of 2,700 breast cancer patients by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Lead author of the survey, Lorraine Dean, said over 30 percent skip treatments that are intended to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/01\/why-many-breast-cancer-patients-stop-treatment-or-only-take-partial-treatment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Many Breast Cancer Patients Stop Treatment or Only Take Partial Treatment<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[473,201,580,2,1],"tags":[243,342,481,652,455],"class_list":["post-3073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breast-cancer","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-treatment","category-news","category-uncategorized","tag-breast-cancer","tag-breast-cancer-awareness","tag-breast-cancer-treatment","tag-doctor-patient-relations","tag-finding-a-cure-for-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3073"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3087,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3073\/revisions\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}