Just some words of caution, please don't read this article and think that getting treatment is futile. I was diagnosed with Stage 4B non hodgkins lymphoma 2 years ago, numbers were showing that multiple organs were failing, wasn't able to eat much because the belly got so distended, my PET scan lit up like fireworks after months of diagnostic failure. It took around 3-4 months to get to diagnosis and I was miserable. By that time I had read this article and was thinking maybe I should just go home and die in peace, but my wife told me I need to be strong and not give up.

The following one year was tough, initially I was carried around in wheel chair, too much muscle loss by time of diagnosis. At first, my body was so weak that doctors decided I can't even take the first cycle of chemo at once. My arms were so bruised with all the poking that I had to move them carefully. Then chemo side effects started getting overwhelming. But slowly, things started working. One year in I was back on my feet, started working again. Two years in, here I am writing this comment and hoping for a healthy bright future for everyone out there.

It's better to get advice of multiple doctors, understand risk vs rewards. Yes, there maybe a point when its time to optimize for quality of life and give up, but that should be after one or two lines of treatments.