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Suggest Risk With Metastatic Liver Cancer In Elderly

my grandad is 82 and has metastaic liver cancer which has spread from his prostate he is back home now but he wont eat anything or drink the energy drinks. he has a small amount of tea - i am his full time carer and its worrying me that the doctor knows more than he's telling me? Is my Grandad dying? and will it be soon?
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Thanks for writing in.

Please see that your grand father gets 1800 kcal food energy daily and most of this might be given as fluids and a nasogastric tube might have to be inserted for better acceptance and energy utilization. Generalized weakness might be due to malnutrition and combined vitamin and mineral deficiency.

His general condition requires to be improved and this can be done by providing him minimum daily nutritional and fluid requirements. You can include protein and vitamin supplements to give him extra energy. Unfortunately the life expectancy in stage 4 cancer prostate is between 6 months to two years. Please encourage him to eat and drink fluids regularly. Give him maximum support and care. Please do not worry.
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Suggest Risk With Metastatic Liver Cancer In Elderly

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Please see that your grand father gets 1800 kcal food energy daily and most of this might be given as fluids and a nasogastric tube might have to be inserted for better acceptance and energy utilization. Generalized weakness might be due to malnutrition and combined vitamin and mineral deficiency. His general condition requires to be improved and this can be done by providing him minimum daily nutritional and fluid requirements. You can include protein and vitamin supplements to give him extra energy. Unfortunately the life expectancy in stage 4 cancer prostate is between 6 months to two years. Please encourage him to eat and drink fluids regularly. Give him maximum support and care. Please do not worry.