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What Is The Life Expectancy Of Someone With Metastatic Cancer?
Hello, my mother has cancer, and from the view of pet ct scan, the cancer has been spread all over the body, including brain,liver,lungs,bones,etc.Now she is admitted in Saroj gupta cancer hospital in Kolkata. But we r planning to shift her to TMC,Mumbai. So, is there any positive hope? Need urgent reply. Thankyou
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Hello,
It slightly depends on the type of cancer, but even with the curable ones something going to the brain is mostly not curable and rapidly (weeks) fatal.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
It slightly depends on the type of cancer, but even with the curable ones something going to the brain is mostly not curable and rapidly (weeks) fatal.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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