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I think being informed helps too. I have a couple of extended family members who made this choice. While both were older, they were also both doctors. I imagine that having a clear picture of what treatment looks like can clarify the decision.

Her husband, my grandfather, had died some 30 years prior. She was alone for a long time, more than anything I think she wanted a partner but never seemed to find the right one. She may have felt like medicine was only a temporary solution and not worth it for a relatively short time more.

It's probably easier if your odds are not as good as 50%.

True, but that may be the perfect opportunity to place hope in these alternative remedies, which she refused.

I have a family member with lung cancer and when they felt traditional options have been exhausted, they went full alternative. TCM and such.