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Suggest Treatment For Stage 4 Colon Cancer With Metastasis
husband has stage 4 colon cancer with metasis to liver. 4 of 16 lympth nodes are positive. Had surgery to remove blockage in colon, tumors, etc. Now has T3 level of 49.2 T4 6.55 T7 is 6.2 He is continuing to loose weight. How do we know if he has cachexia?
Thu, 3 Sep 2015
Hi,
I really feel sorry knowing your husband's condition.
Stage 4 colon cancer with metastasis is advanced stage.
There is very little one can offer as a treatment for him.
He is developing cancer cachexia.
He need palliative care only that is effort to ease his life, maintaining his nutrition, controlling pain.
Option of palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy can be discussed with his oncologist.
I really feel sorry knowing your husband's condition.
Stage 4 colon cancer with metastasis is advanced stage.
There is very little one can offer as a treatment for him.
He is developing cancer cachexia.
He need palliative care only that is effort to ease his life, maintaining his nutrition, controlling pain.
Option of palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy can be discussed with his oncologist.
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