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QUESTION: My father was diagnosed last week with stage iv cancer. the primary is his lung and the cancer traveled to his brain. the first signs that something was wrong with my dad was his tongue had gotten numb and he had a hard time speaking his words. this has devestated our family and i don't know how to cope with the fact i will be losing my dad. he is having his fifth full brain radiation today and i want to know what is my father's life expectency at this point.
ANSWER: I'm very sorry to read about your father's - and your - problems! Unfortunately even with radiation therapy he can at most survive a few months maybe much shorter. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!
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QUESTION: How do I know when it is my father's time. What do I look for. What kind of symptoms will he have?
It will be his brain metastases that will kill him and also give him his principal symptoms. There may be more stroke like symptoms (as were those you have already described) and even epileptical fits. He will become more and more confused and sleep more and more. When he sleeps all the time his end will be near. He will then drift into a coma and then pass away. There will be little pain - if any.
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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.
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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer),
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