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Is Diarrhea, Mouth Sores, Edema In Feet Signs Of Death Due To Cancer?
hi, i have a friend who has cancer (stage4).. she had series of chemo already and her last treatment of chemo was for her liver. however, when the cancer cells became active again, she went to a much even stronger chemo and after her 1st strong chemo treatment, she got sores all over her mouth, barely eats, has edema in her feet and hands and now experiencing diarrhea, all her labs were not good. she's currently confined in a hospital but are these signs that she might be the end of her battle.
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
All the symptoms that your friend is experiencing are due to the side effects of the strong chemotherapy. It is not due to her disease per se. All known chemo therapies are known to produce these side effects in varying degrees. She will need to step down on her chemotherapy in terms of the number of drugs or the dose. meanwhile you have to wait for her to recover from the effects before commencing again with the next cycle.
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