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Had Ovary Removal, Metastasis To Lung And Hip Bone. Done Chemotherapy. Life Expectancy?

my sister45 just got her oviers removed and as they also found that it had matastized to her lower lung and hip bone, they did a scan and found it also on her spine and they did shoot the spine with radiation and its also in her blood. they are doing chemo 1 5hr treatments every 3 weeks for 6 treatments she is on her 3rd now. I know stage 4 is a killer how long would you think she had? I live in Salt lake she lives in Sacramento
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
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hi,
thank you for your query.
i'm sorry for your sister's health.
stage IV ovarian carcinoma is the stage at which metastasis has reached far off organs.
Ovarian cancer that has reached Stage IV is the most deadly form of the condition.

i am sorry to say that less than five percent of the women diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer survive for five years after the cancer is discovered.

all the treatments done during this time are aimed at reducing the tumour bulk as removing it completely becomes nearly impossible.generally a cytoreductive surgery is done to reduce tumour size.
Cytoreductive surgery performed in Stage IV ovarian cancer patients is nearly always followed with aggressive chemotherapy treatment in an attempt to destroy the cancerous cells left in the abdomen following the surgery. The most common chemotherapy drugs administered during this phase of treatment are paclitaxel and a platinum compound such as Platinol or Paraplatin.

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Had Ovary Removal, Metastasis To Lung And Hip Bone. Done Chemotherapy. Life Expectancy?

hi, thank you for your query. i m sorry for your sister s health. stage IV ovarian carcinoma is the stage at which metastasis has reached far off organs. Ovarian cancer that has reached Stage IV is the most deadly form of the condition. i am sorry to say that less than five percent of the women diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer survive for five years after the cancer is discovered. all the treatments done during this time are aimed at reducing the tumour bulk as removing it completely becomes nearly impossible.generally a cytoreductive surgery is done to reduce tumour size. Cytoreductive surgery performed in Stage IV ovarian cancer patients is nearly always followed with aggressive chemotherapy treatment in an attempt to destroy the cancerous cells left in the abdomen following the surgery. The most common chemotherapy drugs administered during this phase of treatment are paclitaxel and a platinum compound such as Platinol or Paraplatin. thank you, you can contact me for any further queries.