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How To Treat Cancer Wrapped Around Aorta?

MY MOM JUST HAD A CT SCAN AND MRI. THEY SAY SHE HAS CANCER WRAPPED AROUND HER AEORTA, TOUCHING HER LUNG KIDNEYS AND SPREAD THRU HER BACK. THEY CANT OPERATE. WE HAD NO IDEA SHE IS 76. THEY SAY ITS THE MOST PAINFUL OF CANCERS. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. SHE IS IN CALIF. IM IN NY AND IM TRYING TO GET THERE. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN OUT OF NO WHERE
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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Its an unfortunate situation and am sorry to say that there is nothing that can be done to completely cure it. The entire treatment will now be aimed at making her as comfortable as possible and to prolong her life. You will need to get a needle test done first to ascertain the type of tumor she has. Thereafter she needs to be put on chemotherapy if she can tolerate. At the same time she will need to start something for her pain. This will have to start with oral painkillers and escalated as and when required.
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How To Treat Cancer Wrapped Around Aorta?

Its an unfortunate situation and am sorry to say that there is nothing that can be done to completely cure it. The entire treatment will now be aimed at making her as comfortable as possible and to prolong her life. You will need to get a needle test done first to ascertain the type of tumor she has. Thereafter she needs to be put on chemotherapy if she can tolerate. At the same time she will need to start something for her pain. This will have to start with oral painkillers and escalated as and when required.