I would rather have 5 gallons of aids injected into my blood than have even one cancerous cell in my body. AIDS is the self-inflicted cancer of stupidity (generally... because most people get it not using protection, or sharing needles, etc.) and people have been known to live long lives WITH AIDS... Most people with cancer don't live too long...
Yeah dude my mom did her chemotherapy, lost her hair, had a mastectomy (lost her right breast) but like I remind her every time she starts to cry, these are the things we go through to demonstrate how much we value life. She's alive, while she may feel fucked up- her hair is growing back, she can have an implant to replace her breast... but like I said (most importantly) she's alive.
and thankfully cancer free now.