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What Are The Symptoms Of Final Stage Of Brain Cancer?
my uncle is 61 year and the doctors diagnose him with brain cancer stage 4, when we get him from the hospital he did not eet drink or register but after we take care without any medication he start talking moving sit up straight and the dr's say that he only have 10 day left to lift is this the simptoms.
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Cancer is a difficult disease to treat and the progress of disease cannot be always predicted with certainty. It is possible that when he was in hospital your uncle had symptoms that were looking serious and he has improved with time. It can also mean that he was under sedation at the hospital and his higher mental functions were limited. On reaching home, his medications might have changed and he is responding to commands and moving his limbs. The surroundings can also have a lot of influence in the behavior of a patient. He might have been psychologically depressed when at the hospital and now after coming home he is happy to find relatives around him always and feeling comfortable. The real progress of cancer can be known by looking at brain scan and correlating that with his general health condition. He can survive for some more days at home as he is getting attention and support. Please do not worry.
Thanks for writing in.
Cancer is a difficult disease to treat and the progress of disease cannot be always predicted with certainty. It is possible that when he was in hospital your uncle had symptoms that were looking serious and he has improved with time. It can also mean that he was under sedation at the hospital and his higher mental functions were limited. On reaching home, his medications might have changed and he is responding to commands and moving his limbs. The surroundings can also have a lot of influence in the behavior of a patient. He might have been psychologically depressed when at the hospital and now after coming home he is happy to find relatives around him always and feeling comfortable. The real progress of cancer can be known by looking at brain scan and correlating that with his general health condition. He can survive for some more days at home as he is getting attention and support. Please do not worry.
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