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Suggest Treatment For Prostrate Cancer

my brother is terminally ill with prostate cancer and is on home care by hospice..he is on morphine...has lost one eye sight,cannot eat and sip liquids..and sees things that are not visible to caretakers..how long do you estimate his life expentancy...

Mon, 25 May 2015
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Thanks for writing in.

Please see that your father gets 1800 kcal food energy daily and most of this might be given as fluids and a nasogastric tube might have to be inserted for better acceptance and energy utilization. Generalized weakness might be due to malnutrition and combined vitamin and mineral deficiency.

His general condition requires to be improved and this can be done by providing him minimum daily nutritional and fluid requirements. You can include protein and vitamin supplements to give him extra energy. Unfortunately the life expectancy in stage 4 cancer prostate is between 6 months to two years. Please encourage him to eat and drink fluids regularly. Give him maximum support and care. Please do not worry.
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Suggest Treatment For Prostrate Cancer

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Please see that your father gets 1800 kcal food energy daily and most of this might be given as fluids and a nasogastric tube might have to be inserted for better acceptance and energy utilization. Generalized weakness might be due to malnutrition and combined vitamin and mineral deficiency. His general condition requires to be improved and this can be done by providing him minimum daily nutritional and fluid requirements. You can include protein and vitamin supplements to give him extra energy. Unfortunately the life expectancy in stage 4 cancer prostate is between 6 months to two years. Please encourage him to eat and drink fluids regularly. Give him maximum support and care. Please do not worry.