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Does Eating Brazil Nuts Help Patient In Stage 4 Liver Cancer?

Will eating brazil nuts help a stage 4 liver cancer patient Who isunder treatment with drugs with no positive. Indications of success. The patient is up and around with weakness and tiredness and has been given a different drug a couple of months ago that helps increase appetite. The present objective is to avoid chemo which may extend life minimally at the expens of severe sickness.
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
But, honestly speaking stage4 liver cancer is incurable and there is no definite treatment for cure.
So I advice you not to take Brazil nuts. It will not help you further.
Instead of all these,you should start palliative treatment in the form of
1. Pain treatment like centrally acting pain killers (opioids)
2. Nutritional support in the form of supplemental iron,vitamins, calories,carbohydrates, protein etc.
3. Consult psychiatrist and discuss end of life issues.
These will help you more.
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Does Eating Brazil Nuts Help Patient In Stage 4 Liver Cancer?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. But, honestly speaking stage4 liver cancer is incurable and there is no definite treatment for cure. So I advice you not to take Brazil nuts. It will not help you further. Instead of all these,you should start palliative treatment in the form of 1. Pain treatment like centrally acting pain killers (opioids) 2. Nutritional support in the form of supplemental iron,vitamins, calories,carbohydrates, protein etc. 3. Consult psychiatrist and discuss end of life issues. These will help you more.