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Expert: - 12/28/2007


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My mother is originally from Sweden. She has dual citizenship, being both Swedish and American. She was dx with colon ca with mets to the lymph nodes back in 8/06. Nowin 12/07 it's back in her mesentary and omentum. Do you know what her mortality rate would be and do you reside in Sweden? Would it be possible for my mother to receive treatment from you? She does have an oncologist here?

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So it must unfortunately be staged as a stage IV (4) now. That means that it is not curable and all that chemo therapy can do is to prolong her survival time and for a time decrease her symptoms. Her illness will eventually turn fatal. It is unfortunately impossible to predict her survival time with any accuracy, both cancers and patients are individuals not clones. Yes I live in Sweden. But I have retired completely (except from the internet) after a stroke. So I do not work at all any more. Sorry!

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I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience with regards to this cancer.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy educated & 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.

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