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This paperdevelopsandanalyzesaMarkovchainmodelforthetreatmentofcancer.Cancer therapyismodeledasthepatient'sMarkovDecisionProblem,withtheobjectiveofmaximizing thepatient'sdiscountedexpectedqualityoflifeyears.Patientsmakedecisionson thedurationoftherapybasedontheprogressionofthediseaseaswellastheirown...