Suggest Diet For A Patient Suffering From Stage 4 Metastatic Disease
my uncle has stage 4 metastatic disease. at this point cancer is of unknown origin. he had a blockage at lower end of duodenum near entrance to small bowel. doctor placed a 12 cm. stent with endoscope this afternoon and took a couple of more biopsies, which were difficult to obtain because of very small workspace (?) he has spots in lungs, on liver, & bone biopsy was positive. I ve read some studies that show patients mean survival rate after stent placement is about 12 to 14 weeks because of the progression of the cancer. What is your opinion on that statistic? Also, what kind of diet would you recommend? Is there a chance diet-wise that he could eat soft bread or pizza?
Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. He has metastatic cancer. It is stage 4 irrespective of type and grade. So prognosis is very poor. Diet does not have great impact on survival rate. He should take liquid and semi solid diet. He should take soft diet. Spicy and oily food should be avoided. Mean survival rate is very low. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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Suggest Diet For A Patient Suffering From Stage 4 Metastatic Disease
Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. He has metastatic cancer. It is stage 4 irrespective of type and grade. So prognosis is very poor. Diet does not have great impact on survival rate. He should take liquid and semi solid diet. He should take soft diet. Spicy and oily food should be avoided. Mean survival rate is very low. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.