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How Long Can 86 Year Old Suffering From Lungs/liver Cancer Survive?
A friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.She had the breast removed in 2012. In January of 2014 they told her that it had spread to her lungs and liver. She is 86 years old, so they aren t doing any type of treatments because of her age.How long do you think she can survive?
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Fri, 21 Mar 2014
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Keeping in veiw her age the sur vival depends on metastesis. Terminal care treatment should be started.Terminal care include pain reliever body nutrtion mantainance of body hygine.
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