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What Is The Prognosis For Metastatic Cancer Stage 4?

My mom had undergone a surgery in which her uterus was removed due to presence of cancerous tumors in the last year and she underwent continuous radiation for 25- days.She also underwent scaning after 6-months and the doctor told her that she was alright. Now 2-weeks before she had undergone a ct-scan as she had severe leg pain and swelling in her legs and discovered that there was presence of cancer in her body and the cancer has spread in her stomach and has reached till the bottom of the lung. Now she has started chemotherapy as the doctor said that it was stage 4 cancer and had given tablets (T.Acitrum and T.Folvite). Today there was presence of blood in her stool and the doctor asked to stop the intake of tablets. Could you please tell me what type of cancer is this and why is the blood coming , and is there any harm in giving her Chemotherapy ?Will she be cured completely?
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
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There appears to be a possible intestinal involvement by the cancer.
Once the treatment is done for cancer and a remission is achieved there is always a chance of the same cancer to recur at the same place or elsewhere.
Chemotherapy can be given.
If she is loosing too much blood she needs transfusions.
Im sorry to say she cannot be cured at this stage.
The chemotherapy will slow the growth and prolong her life by months to a year.
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What Is The Prognosis For Metastatic Cancer Stage 4?

There appears to be a possible intestinal involvement by the cancer. Once the treatment is done for cancer and a remission is achieved there is always a chance of the same cancer to recur at the same place or elsewhere. Chemotherapy can be given. If she is loosing too much blood she needs transfusions. Im sorry to say she cannot be cured at this stage. The chemotherapy will slow the growth and prolong her life by months to a year.