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Suggest Remedy For Lung Cancer
hi my mom is 72 years old and has lung cancer it now has spread to her liver and bones. Doctors say there is no cure for her.She is doing chemo how long can someone live with this. She also has open heart surgery 3 years ago and survived that. She also is a diabetic she now weighs like 109lbs cancer is eating away at her she used to weigh 138 she was told 3 month s ago she had cancer
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Your mom is suffering from stage 4 lung cancer.
Aim of treatment is not cure at this stage but only palliative chemotherapy to improve her quality of life.
Average survival time at this stage varies from 6 to 9 months
Regards
DR De
Aim of treatment is not cure at this stage but only palliative chemotherapy to improve her quality of life.
Average survival time at this stage varies from 6 to 9 months
Regards
DR De
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