See the problem with this disease is that the general treatment is shit.

With two inoperable tumors the chances that chemo and radiation alone do anything more than giving him a week or two are zero.

So in that respect, going to a first-class brain surgeon is no less a moonshot than any other bio hacks I can find online.

You're just recommending the "most-accepted" moonshot.

> going to a first-class brain surgeon is no less a moonshot than any other bio hacks I can find online

American "physicians received significantly less intensive care than the general population" at the end of their lives [1]. (Canadian physicians "used both intensive and palliative care more than nonphysicians" [2].)

The lesson seems to be yes, go ahead and pursue your moonshots, but don't let that cloud the reality of the situation and don't let the moonshots debilitate what little time you have left.

[1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2482318

[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6659139/

I'm sorry about your friend! Really, it's friends, I think... It's not fair to them, but its exceptionally unfair to you too.

It'd admirable that you're trying to help, that's the kinda person that I want to be when I, eventually, grow up.

I do wanna suggest that in the middle of taking care of your friends, you don't forget to take care af yourself. I give this advice knowing I'd never follow it, so maybe I should say try to ignore yourself as little as possible.

The OP you replied to is right, and if you read it again, you'll notice his actual recommendation wasn't any kind of moonshot. If you still don't see it, remember that in addition to the person diagnosed with cancer, the stages of grief hit their friends and family too.

I'm sorry for how messed up the whole thing is dude, and hope you'll be ok.