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dehydrated and in severe cases may rupture or fracture bones_ I_/
Ands nausea results in a dramatic loss of weight. 19-_/
These devastating effects obviously degrade the quality
of life of the patient_ _I-Q/ The patient faces not only the
anxiety and fear of.a deadly disease but also the inability to
........ carry out normal activities_ His or her self_esteem _nd self _
control are greatly diminishedŽ The patient may retreat into
himself and become withdrawn from his family. I_/ And, the
_ fabric of-the family_ itself_ is placed _der extreme stresso !!_/
Consequently_ the patient feels that his or her life is worthless
and the desire to discontinue his or her chemotherapy treatment
_ .... can supersede the patient's will to live. Thus_
chemotherapeutically_induced emesis is a life-threatening
consequence of the treatment. I13/ Estimates suggest that a third
I08/ Affidavit of Madelyn Brazis_ _ 15; Affidavit of°Dr. Ronald
Stephens_ _ 5°
i9__/ Id.; Mac Nutt testified that the nausea made Keith lose at
least thirty pounds in less than two mont/_s. Affidavit of Mac
Nutt, _ 23. Janet Andrews testified that N[w]ithin a month, Josh
lost nearly half his body weight. # Affidavit of Janet Andrews,
!5o John Dunsmore_ Jr. testified that his son lost almost
fifty-five pounds within a short period of time. Affidavit of
John Dunsmore, Jro_ _ 35.
....... i/_q/ Affidavit of Dr. Ivan Silverberq_ _ 21; Affidavit of Dr.
Ronald Stephens, _ 20.
Iii/ Affidavit of Mac Nutt_ _ 41 (Keith became timid and
retiring).
ll_/ Affidavit of Janet Andrews, _ 17 (stress became almost
unbearable) .
113/ Affidavit of Dr° Ivan Silverberg, _ 22; Affidavit of Dr.
John Bickers, _ 6; Affidavit of Dr_ Ronald Stephens_ _ 6; The
National Academy of Sciences/Institute on Medicine (NSA/XOM) and
the National Cancer Institute (NCI) agree that the debilitating
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