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Is Chemotherapy Essential In Case Of Breast Cancer?
My mother age 71 had breast cancer. She had removed her breast, l. Doctor had recommended for her to go for chemotraphy which we are quite septical on putting her thru the chemo as we had quite bad experience on my dad's treatment about 13 yrs back. If we just give her medication without chemo, what is her rate of survival, how hong can she lives
Fri, 8 Aug 2014
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1.The reason behind the chemo is to increase the patients life expectancy, and reduce metastasis - its obvious its bad experience.
2.Comming to expectancy of life, all depends on the metastatic stage.
3.Patients underlying medical conditions, Immunity plays a major role.
4.Depending on the immunity level, and metastasis they do give 5-10 years.
5.Again its all how the patient is keeping up.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
1.The reason behind the chemo is to increase the patients life expectancy, and reduce metastasis - its obvious its bad experience.
2.Comming to expectancy of life, all depends on the metastatic stage.
3.Patients underlying medical conditions, Immunity plays a major role.
4.Depending on the immunity level, and metastasis they do give 5-10 years.
5.Again its all how the patient is keeping up.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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