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About Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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Questions concerning Cancer, Oncology, radiation Therapy, Tumours, Chemotherapy, Cytotoxic Drugs, Hormonal Therapy, Radiation Protection.
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I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical
Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. 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. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden.
I also answer questions in these other categories: General History,
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Breast Cancer,
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You are here: Experts > Health/Fitness > Medical Specialists > Oncology (General Cancer) > Prognosis??
Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
Date: 5/15/2008
Subject: Prognosis??
Question
My dad was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his vocal cords about 8 yrs. ago. About 3yrs from the original diagnosis it spread to his left lung and diaphragm. He has had large amounts of chemo and radiation. Now he still has disease on lower left lung after partial removal of this lung and also has disease on his T10 and new spots on liver. No more radiation because he has a whole on his chest wall from radiation neucrosis. What is the life expectancy with this kind of diagnosis?? He is 57 yrs. and weighs about 111 lb. and has a lost of appetite. Please give me some insight on this because he presently lives with me and I am taking care of his wound and needs.
Answer
Unfortunately your father has a stage 4 cancer. Such a cancer is at present incurable. It will also probably eventually kill him (unless he passes away for some other cause before that). How long that will take is however impossible to predict, especially as some tumor control may still be possible with chemo therapy. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!
To predict survival times are most often impossible - especially in this case where he has probably actually lived longer than expected. Too many individual variations.
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