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What Is The Prognosis For A Stage 4 Stomach Cancer?

Hi, My sister has been diagonised with stomach cancer stage 4. She under went 6 chemos but nothing worked. But the cancer did not spread anywhere. Now she has vomiting, yellow eyes and has been passing yellow urine. She is very tired. Is she nearing her end stages?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Sorry to hear the disease progression in your sister. Cancer is a difficult condition to treat and we must fight it till the end.'

A stage 4 stomach cancer can mean that the tumor is large in size and has spread to remote regions. This cannot be slowed down but I hope the doctors are doing their best to slow down the growth by giving 6 chemotherapy sessions and pain relievers.

Vomiting and yellow eyes might happen due to obstruction to food material in the stomach due to the growth and spread of the tumor to the liver and gall bladder area. This can also happen as a side effect to chemotherapy. Please discuss the problem area with her doctor and this might require understanding her imaging scan and liver function test.

If she is having side effect to chemotherapy and that is why the symptoms have occurred then it might subside with cessation of treatment. Complete blood tests are also important to know the general condition.
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What Is The Prognosis For A Stage 4 Stomach Cancer?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear the disease progression in your sister. Cancer is a difficult condition to treat and we must fight it till the end. A stage 4 stomach cancer can mean that the tumor is large in size and has spread to remote regions. This cannot be slowed down but I hope the doctors are doing their best to slow down the growth by giving 6 chemotherapy sessions and pain relievers. Vomiting and yellow eyes might happen due to obstruction to food material in the stomach due to the growth and spread of the tumor to the liver and gall bladder area. This can also happen as a side effect to chemotherapy. Please discuss the problem area with her doctor and this might require understanding her imaging scan and liver function test. If she is having side effect to chemotherapy and that is why the symptoms have occurred then it might subside with cessation of treatment. Complete blood tests are also important to know the general condition.