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Is Chemo Safe To Elderly Women After Treated Lung Cancer?

My mom was diagonoised stage 4 non small cell carcinoma left lung tumor has been treated chemo and rad, she is 84 tolerated everything very well.

now it has spread to left adrenal gland, we want chemo started again, as I feel she can tolerate it and she can beat this.
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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dear client,
thank you for posting this query.
yes, chemo can be given if your mother is willing to have the treatment.
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Is Chemo Safe To Elderly Women After Treated Lung Cancer?

dear client, thank you for posting this query. yes, chemo can be given if your mother is willing to have the treatment.