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What Is The Prognosis For Stage 4 Stomach Cancer?

Dad has stomoch cancer stage 4 he has extreme thirst and is vomiting blood , plus blood also present in stools, he has not eaten for two weeks, says he has a full feeling all the time and stomoch feels like it has a ball inside him, doctors have decided that treatment is not an option, what should we expect
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi. Its very sad to hear about your father's disease.
Stage 4 stomach cancer has a very poor prognosis and limited survival. A good oncologist should know when not to treat. The decision is based upon the extent and stage of disease, age of patient, patient's performance status, co-morbids and expected survival. I am sure your oncologist must have considered all these issues.
Expected survival in stage 4 cancer without treatment is few weeks to 2 to 3 months.
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What Is The Prognosis For Stage 4 Stomach Cancer?

Hi. Its very sad to hear about your father s disease. Stage 4 stomach cancer has a very poor prognosis and limited survival. A good oncologist should know when not to treat. The decision is based upon the extent and stage of disease, age of patient, patient s performance status, co-morbids and expected survival. I am sure your oncologist must have considered all these issues. Expected survival in stage 4 cancer without treatment is few weeks to 2 to 3 months. I hope your question has been answered. If you have any further questions I will be happy to answer. Thankyou for choosing Healthcare Magic.