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Swallowed legs and cancer

2017-06-28 18:09:30
My mom (50 years old)is a pancreatic cancer patient. She has gone through 13 chemo cycles. Still the tumor has not responded to that chemo. Now doctors have stopped chemo since body has become very week. Now her legs have been swallowed very much. What to do?
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Its sad news for family. Prognosis in Pancreatic carcinoma is guarded. Consult your oncologist for management. Sometimes we need to stop treatment for patient's good.

Answered2017-06-29 07:44:14

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