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Suggest Treatment For Throat Cancer

HI, Yes, my uncle has just been diagnosed with throat cancer and we are told it is either stage 3 or 4, they did a biopsy while they installed a permanent thraech. We are wondering about treatment, knowing he will probably say no. We have not received the pathology yet (probably tomorrow) and are wondering what the survival rate with treatment is, to determine how hard to fight with him about getting treatment....whether it will be worth going through or not. He is 83.
Mon, 5 Oct 2015
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What is his perfomence status? We decide all treatment based on age, sta and perfomence status. If perfomence status is good then he may undergo biological therapy along with radiation. If perfomence status is not good amd diaease is widespread then we only do palliative therapy.
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Suggest Treatment For Throat Cancer

What is his perfomence status? We decide all treatment based on age, sta and perfomence status. If perfomence status is good then he may undergo biological therapy along with radiation. If perfomence status is not good amd diaease is widespread then we only do palliative therapy.