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What Is The Life Expectancy Of 81 Yrs Old, Stage 3c Ovarian Cancer Patient Who Is Refusing Further Chemo?
81 year old mom Stage 3c ovarian cancer removed ovaries 6 years ago. Recurrent for the 4th time wants no more chemo last CA125 was about 100. Broke leg and shattered foot while slipping down steps. What kind of time line can we expect. When first dx dr said maybe 5 years that was 6 years ago any ideas. last chemo was stopped 1 year ago in Nov 2012. Etoposide white blood count was low also red
Mon, 13 Jan 2014
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Thanks for your query.
Though it is not possible to guess life expectancy correctly and that too without evaluating the patient, we can expect 3-6 months in her. This can certainly be more or less in an individual patient.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Thanks for your query.
Though it is not possible to guess life expectancy correctly and that too without evaluating the patient, we can expect 3-6 months in her. This can certainly be more or less in an individual patient.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
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