What Is The Life Span Of A Terminally Ill Stomach Cancer Patient?

Posted on Sat, 21 Jun 2014

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Sat, 21 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : Once a terminally ill 68 year old female stomach cancer patient is placed with hospice and put on fluids only, how long will such person survive...average length is a good answer.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Days to few weeks..

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I am sorry for the situation this patient is in.

In such cases, no doctor can predict the time of survival. Average length include days to few weeks.

God bless!
Dr.Klerida

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar