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Wait and see how fast it can spread until he turns into a walking tumor and start eating his classmates.

Pray.

See if it's curable

If not, cry a lot I guess

This is a hard question. I know an obvious answer for what I'd do if it hits me. Answering for a child... hard.

Easier to answer is what I would NOT do:

• Consult quacks
• Pin my hopes on mythological nonsense

What I would do:

• See what conventional medicine can do in this situation
• Accept the truth if medicine can't cure it

In the village I used to live (*sigh*) is a doctor who lost a daughter to leukemia. Despite all his knowledge, connections to specialists and his money the child died at one digit age.
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@VinsCool No more watching X-Files! No good for you

i dont get your reasoning really.

What don't you get, can you be specific

Well, like, if your son was dying of cancer...youre telling me there'd be something you *wouldnt* do? seriously? i would do everything, absolutely everything, in the entire world.

If the moon was falling for the earth, would you chop your finger off?

Why not? You said you would try anything!!

What about push ice cream up your nose?? What if someone said it would work??

Cause and effect. Certain actions will NOT result in the desired effect

does what they said involve doing that? hate when people make these arguments, not even on topic. you know exactly what i meant. The moon isnt falling towards the earth and if there was you cant do anything about it anyway AND its not your son

My son is not dying either? So

i wasnt talking to you, im talking to you about another persons response for some reason

If my comment came across as rude, I'm sorry

My more rational way of approaching this has a reason: the well-being of the child. A loving parent might want to try "anything" to help, but my fear is that this "anything" might hurt the child. Trying unproven therapies(?) could not only be useless but cause severe suffering. The approaches I dismissed in blunt words usually don't help beyond a possible placebo effect

Dangerous half-knowledge or even complete nonsense are all too common in discussions about cancer. A certain degree of caution is needed

First priority is minimizing suffering while maximizing chances of recovery. Conventional medicine has the best track record in this regard. Still, the terms "terminal illness" and "point of no return" exist for a reason. Reality doesn't care for our emotions and wishes

I personally would not rely on charlatans even as a last resort either, there's a difference between doing nothing and doing someting stupid.

none of you people actually have any idea in the slightest if thats true or not...and its NOT cutting off your finger. so, like

this wasnt even my original question, but youre telling me you wouldnt pray to god? which costs absolutely nothing?

Not everyone is religious buddy.