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What Is The Best Treatment For Stomach Cancer?
My 80 year old friend has stomach cancer. She was told without treatment she would have 8 weeks to live but with treatment life would be extendec by 6 weeks. She decided to have palliative treatment and has done really well. Her last scan 6 weeks ago showed that the cancer had shrunk considerably and that she could now consider radiotherapy or surgery. Her chemo, which was administered daily though a pump, has now finished. This was over a week ago. She is now experiencing cracked skin on her hands which is very painful, sores in the mouth, which again is very painful and a very uncomfortable stomach. No pain just discomfort. She was supposed to have a scan today to monitor the tumour but was unable to because she now has a fever and a cough. She doesn't sound herself. Are these symptoms a sign of chemothereapy withdrawal?
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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I can understand your friend 's situation and problem.
Chemotherapy drugs can not cause withdrawal symptoms. So his symptoms are not due to stopping of chemotherapy.
Cancer patients who are on chemotherapy are immunocompromised. So they are prone to get opportunistic infections.
Lung is the common site for such infection.
And fever with cough are seen in lung infection (pneumonia).
So better to get done chest x ray first, to rule out lung infection.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your friend.
Thanks.
I can understand your friend 's situation and problem.
Chemotherapy drugs can not cause withdrawal symptoms. So his symptoms are not due to stopping of chemotherapy.
Cancer patients who are on chemotherapy are immunocompromised. So they are prone to get opportunistic infections.
Lung is the common site for such infection.
And fever with cough are seen in lung infection (pneumonia).
So better to get done chest x ray first, to rule out lung infection.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your friend.
Thanks.
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