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Suggest Life Expectancy Of Patients Post Merk Cell Cancer

My 84 year old father has been diagnosed with Merkel Cell cancer and just had a large tumor removed from the top of his head. He has dementia, high blood pressure, diabetes and has had two melanomas removed from the same spot. Per our request there will be no treatment except to keep him comfortable. What is his life expectancy with this aggressive form of cancer?
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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As you already know it is agressive in terms of local recurrence after surgery and distant metastasis. The mean survival after distant mets is 5 to 6 months . only local disease without therapy 10 to 18 months.
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Suggest Life Expectancy Of Patients Post Merk Cell Cancer

As you already know it is agressive in terms of local recurrence after surgery and distant metastasis. The mean survival after distant mets is 5 to 6 months . only local disease without therapy 10 to 18 months.