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My Mother recently was diagnosed with cancer. Through doing an MRI they found mastisized tumors in her brain. They just found out through another test that she has a small mass in her right lung. I understand that this cancer came from another part of her body (probably her lung). I have the impression from her doctor that there is no cure for her at this stage, but I am not sure what stage it would be at. It has happened all so suddenly that it has not sank in and just want to know how much time she has left approximately.
Thank you,
Yes if that interpretation is correct she has a lung cancer that has spread to her brain which lung cancers often do. It is then unfortunately a stage 4 lung cancer with a very bad prognosis. Unfortunately her survival time can probably be measured at most in months. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!
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| Comment | Thank you for your honest and timely answer.. My Mother died Friday 1/29/2010. I was never told her stage of illiness. I just had to assume it was terminal. | ||
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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.
Experience
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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Doctor of medicine, specialist in medical oncology & radiation therapy.
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