Su Lien-ying, who was an oncology nurse for many years and now is assistant executive director of the Der Tao Cancer Caring Foundation, says that nine out of ten cancer patients who make inquiries at the foundation are unclear about their own treatment. Most are completely ignorant about the possible side effects of their treatments, while others have been misinformed (and intimidated) by the frightening tales they have heard.
曾在腫瘤科擔任多年護士、現任德桃癌症關懷文教基金會副執行長蘇連瓔指出，來基金會諮詢的癌症病人，十個有九個不清楚自己的治療狀況，對於治療可能帶來的副作用不是一無所知，便是聽說副作用過大、太痛苦而恐懼。