Hello,my husband had stage 2 stomach cancer three years ago. He just found out at a regular check up that the cancer cells have returned. He s 27 years old and can eat normal just small portions. He has a 1/4 of a stomach. Should I be really worried? is it normal for it to come back. What is the life expectancy. He s currently taking pills that the doctor prescribed to help to see if the size of the cells are getting smaller. please any words of wisdom.
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns. I am sorry about his diagnosis which is serious and very rare in his age so it all makes the situation worse. Honestly, Recurrence is not a good sign and the only hope for him is that tumor respond on chemotherapy and irradiation an even then the complete cure should not be expected. Surgery is in this case usually useless. It is not easy to predict lifetime but if he is in a good general shape and can stand many chemoterapy course then you can hope for the best and you should continue to fight for every year of his life... I hope I have answered you query Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns. I am sorry about his diagnosis which is serious and very rare in his age so it all makes the situation worse. Honestly, Recurrence is not a good sign and the only hope for him is that tumor respond on chemotherapy and irradiation an even then the complete cure should not be expected. Surgery is in this case usually useless. It is not easy to predict lifetime but if he is in a good general shape and can stand many chemoterapy course then you can hope for the best and you should continue to fight for every year of his life... I hope I have answered you query Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.