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My Husband Is 81. He Has Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer,
Question: My husband is 81. He has stage 4 esophageal cancer, it is in some lymph nodes and liver. He had his first treatment last week,
This is lists of drugs:
Sustol -nausea, vomiting
Cinvanti- nausea, vomiting
Decadron- antiinflamitory
Carbopatin (Paraplatin)- treat cancer
Paclitaxel (Taxol)- treat cancer
Keytruda (pembrolizumab)- works on immune system
We are trying to make a quality of life decision. My online research indicates with the treatment he could live two years.
There are so many side effects to the treatment. If this is as accurate a guess as possible we are questioning doing the treatment
This is lists of drugs:
Sustol -nausea, vomiting
Cinvanti- nausea, vomiting
Decadron- antiinflamitory
Carbopatin (Paraplatin)- treat cancer
Paclitaxel (Taxol)- treat cancer
Keytruda (pembrolizumab)- works on immune system
We are trying to make a quality of life decision. My online research indicates with the treatment he could live two years.
There are so many side effects to the treatment. If this is as accurate a guess as possible we are questioning doing the treatment
Brief Answer:
Cancer treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking
The treatment that your husband it’s undergoing for his cancer has a lot of side effects that can affect the quality of person life.
Of course if the therapy works the person may have a prolonged life; but you have to balance the quality of life and the benefits of the treatment.
If the side effects affect a lot the quality of his life then your husband should have a decision to continue or not the treatment
Feel free to ask further
Cancer treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking
The treatment that your husband it’s undergoing for his cancer has a lot of side effects that can affect the quality of person life.
Of course if the therapy works the person may have a prolonged life; but you have to balance the quality of life and the benefits of the treatment.
If the side effects affect a lot the quality of his life then your husband should have a decision to continue or not the treatment
Feel free to ask further
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Brief Answer:
Cancer treatment
Detailed Answer:
In this case the prognosis is dependent on how the disease will respond to the treatment ,the general condition of the patient.
We can’t predict exactly how long the patient will live in this condition
Cancer treatment
Detailed Answer:
In this case the prognosis is dependent on how the disease will respond to the treatment ,the general condition of the patient.
We can’t predict exactly how long the patient will live in this condition
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Is it your understanding that the longest we likely can expect with this treatment is two years
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