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Suggest Therapy For Lung Cancer
yes I just lost my mother to complactions of cancer, My dad as well has had lung cancer,part of lung taken out at UAB went home quit smoking,Now he has advanced 3 in left lung and countinues to smoke.We are waiting on this new machine that zaps the one area with radation,but now in lymph node and he still countines to smoke?What should I expect
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi
As he is continuing smoking he will be in stage 4 of his disease.
Treatment would consist of palliative chemotherapy.
Average survival time is from 3 to 6 months.
Regards
DR DE
As he is continuing smoking he will be in stage 4 of his disease.
Treatment would consist of palliative chemotherapy.
Average survival time is from 3 to 6 months.
Regards
DR DE
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