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What Is The Prognosis For Lung Cancer Stage 4?

my mom is a patient of lung cancer stage 4 and thre mri result there is no tumor yet in her brain but her lungs has a ball like golf ang was operater her right hand and was replace by metal and her knee will be treated by radiation according to her she was operated in stanford hospital 2 weeks ago. but we are doing everything to diet foods she eats we bought alkaline machine for her to drink. and we are praying to our good Lord to prolong her life actually she will be schedule for her chemo mayde 3rd week mof may. my question is if we will do everything for her is ther e a possibility to prolong her life and how long can she live?thank you I hope you can help me coz i dont know how long we accompany her because we are here in the Philippines for a long time we did not see her.God Bless!
                                                  
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Hi

Your mum is suffering from stage 4 lung cancer.
Aim of treatment during this stage is palliative chemotherapy with basic supportive care.
With palliative chemotherapy average survival time is from 6 to 9 months.
Regards
DR DE
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What Is The Prognosis For Lung Cancer Stage 4?

Hi Your mum is suffering from stage 4 lung cancer. Aim of treatment during this stage is palliative chemotherapy with basic supportive care. With palliative chemotherapy average survival time is from 6 to 9 months. Regards DR DE