What is stage 4 cancer?!
Question:
What is stage 4 cancer?
My sister is 62 yrs. old , she has Diabetis, High Blood Pressure, Parkinsons, obesity and 2 mos. ago she suffered a Hairline Fracture to her left knee. Prior to this she had a Masectomy in 97. She has been in remission since then but has had chemo/radiation and is down to chemo once per month. It turns out she has Sleep Apnea and is given breathing treatments. Her lungs are small, stiff and scared. Xrays were taken one week ago only to find fluid in her lungs. It is blood/clots. A tubing the size of a cathether was inserted into her left lung and has been draining blood over 400 cc per day. She's down to 300cc per day. An Antibiotic was injected 2 times into the tubing to go into the lung which was very painful. It's to heal the lung and hopefully stop the bleeding. A white fluid was coming out when they took off the clamp but the bleeding/clots returned. The Dr. wants to give her a 3rd treatment. She has Stage 4 cancer. How bad is this? What are her chances of survival?
Answers:
It sounds bad. I'm amazed she is still alive with all that bleeding and clots in her lungs. I'm sorry to hear she is in such terrible shape. If the cancer is a Stage 4 in her lungs and elsewhere, it's not looking good at all. The doctor should be able to tell you more about it.