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What Is The Life Expectancy In A Pancreatic Cancer Patient Having Stent In Bile Duct?
11 MONTHS AGO MY SISTER WAS DIAGOSE WITH PANCREA CANCER , BUT COULD NOT OPERATE HER THE TUMOR WAS BY THE ARTERI VEIN THAT IT WAS DANGER IF THEY REMOVE IT , SHE HAS A STENT FOR BILE DUCT, SHE VOMITS GREEN SUBSTANCE AND WASTE GREEN SUBSTANCE TOO , SHE HAS SWOLLEN FEET AND BELLY , SHE HAD CHIMO ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO M AND TODAY SHE REPEAT CHEMO AGAIN , SHE ALWAYS WITH PAIN IN HER BODY ESPECIALLY IN HER BELLY AND HER BACK , CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT STAGE TO YOU THING IT IS , ? BECAUSE SHE WILL NOT WANT US TO ASK DOCTORS , AND HOW DANGER SHE IS ? THANK YOU ...MARIA
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
She is having an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer. with blood vessel involvement she would be in either stage 3 or stage 4. biliary stent and pain medications are palliative measures. please ask your treating doctor to give more pain medications and drugs for vomiting. however there is a small hope in case your doctor is giving down staging chemotherapy for a possible future surgery. you can clarify this with your doctor. all the best
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