Parents who felt that their child suffered at the end of life were less likely to recommend additional chemotherapy.

The concession may also lead some doctors to recommend chemotherapy when patients may not benefit.

Therefore, it is rare for oncologists to recommend adjuvant chemotherapy in these cases.

Later we learned that one doctor "could not guess" the prognosis and had recommended chemotherapy lest I think that not enough was being done.

The oncologists recommended chemotherapy and also advised her to seek a heart transplant.

Your doctor might recommend chemotherapy ("chemo") after surgery if:

Richardson consulted with an oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania who instead recommended chemotherapy followed by radiation.

If a patient doesn't respond to initial hormone treatment, a doctor may try other hormonal methods before recommending chemotherapy.

Q: I have cervical cancer and my health care professional has not recommended chemotherapy.

In this setting, a high-risk score can help doctors decide whether to recommend chemotherapy.