My dad has stage 4 cancer in his jaw?!


Question: My dad has stage 4 cancer in his jaw?
My dad literally just got diagnosed with cancer 40 minutes ago. I was talking to him over the phone when he was in the doctors office. He didn't remember how to say the name of it. But its in the jaw. They say its at stage 4. I was just wondering from anyone who has had similar experiences, Can this be treated, how long, just any information would be great. Thank you for your help.

Answers:

It is impossible to give you a meaningful answer when we don’t even know what kind of cancer it is.
They are all different diseases.
However, the answers you have received so far are not correct.
Stage 4 cancer does not mean it has spread throughout the body or that it cannot be treated.
It means it has spread to a distant site and it cannot be cured.
Depending on the kind of cancer it is and sites it has spread to, in addition to the grade will help determine how treatable it is or how long he may have.
When you have a little more information ask your question again and we can give you a better answer.

I am a cancer registrar.



Unfortunetly cancer is one of those things best detected early.Stage four is the final stage,basically saying the cancer has completly spread threw the body and it cannot be reversed.There is no treatment once the cancer has spread that far,but the doctors should be able to make him comfortable.Im sorry for your impending loss.Best of luck.



Stage 4 is end stage, that means the cancer cannot be treated and time is short.



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