Unaware of its antiplatelet effect, he experienced bouts of coughing up blood while continuing to use the drug for the following two weeks. After the discovery of a cancerous mass at the base of his tongue, he opted to eliminate the tumor through chemotherapy and radiation instead of having it surgically removed. The seven-week course was performed at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
This passage describes a patient who took a medication that caused bleeding and then developed a cancerous tumor. He chose to treat the tumor with chemotherapy and radiation therapy instead of surgery.