Hearing “chemo for life” can be a pretty scary thing. But keep in mind a few things:
It doesn’t mean that you will be on the same chemotherapy drugs forever. Those can change over the course of treatment or you can go to “maintenance” chemo. There are a limited number of chemo lines available though, so you will want to work with your team to balance using each treatment line as long as possible, and align them with your goals of care.
Most people can take chemo breaks.
Think of chemo for life as “chemo until something changes.” New treatments and options are evolving every day (as is your disease).
