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How Long Before Death When Stopping Chemo

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Dr. G.Srinivasan MD

my husband has had stage 4 cancer and been getting chemo for 3 years. dr said recently that chemo is not working anymore and he has no other treatments to offer. does this mean death is near. he is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. G.Srinivasan ( Urologist)
Dr.   Ashish Verma MD

I had lung cancer . 2/3 of right lung removed...lower......05/01/14. Waiting for chemo to start. I ... old male. This was my first surgery. The thought of chemo making my neuropathy worse scares me to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Verma ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Divakara MD

death just caught him out. From his fibit report, you can see his high heart rate (120-150 bpm) for hours preceding his death. He was vomiting and had diarrhea that night as well... My dad overestimated ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Krishna Kiran Kannepalli MD

, chemo (Taxatarin (sp?) and radiation. Chemo was horrific. I want to know (diagnosed March , 2010) what .... I 've accepted an early death; I'm not in denial. I want to know. XXXXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krishna Kiran Kannepalli ( Oncologist)
Dr.   Esmeralda  Sera MD

effects of the chemo tablet it says it can cause death. Please help me and try to reassure me. Can my mum ...I have just been reading on capeticibine for rectal cancer . my mum has stage 3a. Mum starts... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Esmeralda Sera ( Oncologist)

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Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha MD

hi, i have a friend who has cancer (stage4).. she had series of chemo already and her last treatment of chemo was for her liver. however, when the cancer cells became active again, she went to a much ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha ( Oncologist)
Dr. Peeyush Kumar Saini MD

options to remove it is surgery a good opinion.if not will chemo and radio cure or just elongate life span. Also what are the complications from this kind of chemo and radio. If non taken is process of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Peeyush Kumar Saini ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

My day 76 yrs died last week due to lung cancer and in the death summary it was mentioned as advanced carcinoma lung with septicema. 2 cycles of chemo was also done. Just wanted to konw how did the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Milind Kumar MD

I know this happens every time. How many times can the human body take these counts, withour death? ...Liver transplant patient ( out 6 Years). In 2111 had anal canal cancer. Radiation , Chemo ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Milind Kumar ( Oncologist)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

describes the typical last month and or weeks for the patient before death. I realize death may vary if ...Male. Age 52. Esophageal Cancer stage III. treatment to date. Radiation, chemo,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)