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Could The Early Death In A Pancreatic Cancer Patient Be Due To Over Dosage Of Medicines?

my husbAnd pAssed AwAy 2 years Ago from pancreAtic cancer And he seemed to be alert At times And then other times it looked like he looked right through me.he said that he didn t hAve any pAin but i sent him to the hospitAl. he wAited until i got there and said he wanted to come home And then took his last breAths. i m wondering if he self medicAted and overdoseda?
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
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Hi, thanks for posting your concern in the HCM.
I feel sad to hear that you lost your husband. But, pancreatic cancer is actually a fatal condition. Around 3/4th of the patients die within one year of diagnosis and we actually don't have any treatment for an advanced pancreatic cancer except palliative care.
If he was not doing self medication, then also the consequence would have been fatal. But, obviously this is never advisable to have self medication for any medical problem. But, I don't feel you should repent regarding the fact whether he was self-medicated or had over-dosage.
Hope you are satisfied with my answer. If you have any further query related to this, please write back.
In case you have any new query in future, you can directly ask me questions @ http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-kaushik-sarkar/68460. I will try my level best to help you.
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Dr.Kaushik
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Could The Early Death In A Pancreatic Cancer Patient Be Due To Over Dosage Of Medicines?

Hi, thanks for posting your concern in the HCM. I feel sad to hear that you lost your husband. But, pancreatic cancer is actually a fatal condition. Around 3/4th of the patients die within one year of diagnosis and we actually don t have any treatment for an advanced pancreatic cancer except palliative care. If he was not doing self medication, then also the consequence would have been fatal. But, obviously this is never advisable to have self medication for any medical problem. But, I don t feel you should repent regarding the fact whether he was self-medicated or had over-dosage. Hope you are satisfied with my answer. If you have any further query related to this, please write back. In case you have any new query in future, you can directly ask me questions @ http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-kaushik-sarkar/68460. I will try my level best to help you. Regards, Dr.Kaushik