Of course, the alternative is a guy that I see every few months at a local small airport.
He had inoperative stomach cancer. Underwent some kind of completely off the wall, untested treatment with just a small percentage of success possible.
That was about nine years ago.
If you are totally out of options, sometimes even a long shot makes sense.
That's my opinion, too. Fortunately, Obamacare will save us from making those types of stupid decisions and just let us die under traditional care.