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A Tough Decision On Cancer Treatment, Or None At All

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For people diagnosed with slow-growing forms of cancer, one treatment option doctors increasingly offer is no treatment. It's called "active surveillance," and it involves regular monitoring of the cancer's progress with the option to get treatment at any time.

Alicair Peltonen (@AlicairP) tells the story of how her own father came to his decision.

This segment aired on February 6, 2018.

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