Mom in law has stage 4 cancer?!


Question: Mom in law has stage 4 cancer!?
shes got it in her left breast and shes got it in her lungs and bones!. shes only 108 pounds and were so afraid that the chemo will make her so sick that she wont beable to eat and she will go dwon to nothing and die!. can she survive with stage 4 with it in her bones, lungs and breast!.!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I'm so sorry luv, me and you are in the same boat I'm sad to say, you make the most of the time you have her because (no easy way to say this) shes 70 (my mums 75) her body is weak with the cancer and she can't fight forever, forever in my mums case is very soon and she knows it, she still smiles and loves to have her family around her (9 kids and 48 grand-kids a tribe!) we tell her everyday how much she is loved, she said to me at 4pm "i love you so much, my life has been blessed with you all, I'm sorry i have to go, but I'll be leaving soon, you know that don't you, that's why i have refused anymore treatment"!. i will be thinking of you and your family luv, much love to you all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Frankly, at this point chemo or radiation is strictly palliative!. That means to make her as comfortable as possible!.

Regardless of treatment, she might live a few weeks or several months!.

I'd suggest asking her doctor about hospice care!. That focuses on patient comfort in the face of terminal diseases!.

On a personal note, spend as much time with her as possible!.
When her time comes, you'll be glad you did!.

Best of luck to you & your family!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

There's a 95% chance of beatting cancer but $2!.6 trillion a year bets against us! Read the Doctors Code of Ethics it's short, now go this site livingwithoutcancer!.org and don't worry about her being sick any more!. Now find a good doctor who believes in his code of ethics!. Science has found thee plant!!! Please believe this and tell everyone!!! Remember when you BUY FOODS! fresh foods = life as dead foods = death!. Simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think you will get better answers at breastcancer!.org!. There are good drugs to treat nausea so people undergoing chemo don't necessarily lose weight!. Further stage 4 isn't curable, but sometimes the metastases can be arrested or reduced!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Sadly, the outlook once a cancer has spread to another body organ is not so good!. It is not curable at this point, but may be controlled for some time with the right treatment!. About 1 in 5 of these women (20%) live for at least five years after their diagnosis!. But only about 1 in 25 women (4%) will live for more than 10 years!.

Chemo is a very taxing treatment as what the very powerful, nasty drugs do is kill you!. the thing doctors bank on is that they will kill the cancer cells quicker than it will kill the rest of you!.

Perhaps in your mother in laws case palliative care might be the best option!. making sure she is comfortable and in no pain and can die peacefully at home with her family around her!.

I know this is hard to take, and perhaps your mother in law wants to fight this and if thats the case then perhaps she should!.

talk to her and your wife and anyone else in the family and go and see her oncologist (cancer specialist) and express your concerns to him!. he will be the best person to advise on what the best plan of action is!.

hope all goes well!.

my thoughts are with you and your familyWww@Answer-Health@Com

Oh, I am so sorry!.

Once cancer has metastasized to the lungs and bones the best that the doctors can do is make your mom-in-law comfortable and try to control the symptoms!.

It is not curable!. She could still live for a long time, but chemo will be necessary to do so!. The chemotherapy will not necessarily make her too sick to eat!. Talk to her doctor about that - they have great medications they can give her to control the side effects of the chemotherapy, including the nausea!.

Yes, she can survive, but she will be fighting this cancer for the rest of her life!.

Do lots of reading and research!.

Start here:

Get Dr Susan Love's "Breast Book"!.

Read "What your doctor may NOT tell you about breast cancer" by Dr John Lee

Visit these sites -


http://www!.johnleemd!.com/index!.html
http://www!.spherios!.com/index!.html
http://www!.pinkandgreenmagazine!.com/home
http://www!.brevail!.com
http://www!.dimfaq!.com
http://www!.breastcancer!.orgWww@Answer-Health@Com





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