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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Metastatic Brain Cancer Patient?

My mother who is 91 was diagnosed with metastatic brain tumors (4) of them March 5th and I was told to get family here right away as she would probably only live a week or 2. We do not know where the cancer started and didn t care to know at that point. She has been given decadron steroids since that date. It has stopped the vomiting and she has been able to have limited functions, such as going to the bathroom with help and still can wakl with the assistance of a walker. She sleep well at night and has NO pain. Her speech is slurred but we still can understand her. She was put into hospice the next day after diagnosis. We try not to get over hopeful but it s been 7 weeks and we are still about the same place as we were back at day 2. Is there a chance she could go on like this for months yet?
Fri, 22 Mar 2019
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Hi,

Being diagnosed with a brain metastasis used to mean your life expectancy was six months or less, but that's no longer true. With longer survival rates due to a variety of more effective treatments, neurosurgeons are now closely involved in treating metastatic brain cancer.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Esmeralda Sera, Oncologist
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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Metastatic Brain Cancer Patient?

Hi, Being diagnosed with a brain metastasis used to mean your life expectancy was six months or less, but that s no longer true. With longer survival rates due to a variety of more effective treatments, neurosurgeons are now closely involved in treating metastatic brain cancer. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Esmeralda Sera, Oncologist