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What Could Be The Severeness And Life Expectancy Of A Stage 4 Secondary Liver Cancer Patient?
my sister has been told she is at stage 4 with secondary liver cancer. I know its a lot to ask but can you give me a guide as to what to expect - eg pain, life exp etc?? they have said it hasn t spread but she also has cracked vertibre (I don t know how to spell that one!). sally
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
Hi and welcome to HCM. Thanks for the query.
if this is 4 stage that it has spread and if there is metastasis to vertebra this is bad sign. life expectancy is short, about 4-6 months and rarely patient live more than 1 year unfortunately. pain can be controlled by variety of medicines today so this shouldnt worry you.
Wish you good health. Regards
if this is 4 stage that it has spread and if there is metastasis to vertebra this is bad sign. life expectancy is short, about 4-6 months and rarely patient live more than 1 year unfortunately. pain can be controlled by variety of medicines today so this shouldnt worry you.
Wish you good health. Regards
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