Syag Lchochma – “Welcome back Health, hope you are recovering!”
Thanks!
“It is absolutely true that the cancerous body can shut down and stop processing intake even with working kidneys, but it is not a given, and each patient has to be assessed.”
True. A lot of times the body stops working & it isn’t just in cancer. But we don’t know beforehand, until we try. To not try, you have to ask a Shaila first.
“But I have been told explicitly that a DNR can only be signed after speaking to a rav, it is not always permissible to “let someone go”.”
This is true. Also, you need to ask a Shaila before you withhold
any treatment and/or medication.
“That being said, I would absolutely give dialysis since the reverse means allowing poisons to accumulate.”
Again, a Shaila needs to be asked beforehand. It is possible that a Rov would allow you to withhold dialysis and/or any other treatment!