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Suggest Treatment For The Mass In Pancreas
My husband is 82 years of age with a healthy head of hair. He has been diagnosed by a CT scan of a mass on the pancreas (1.7 cms.) and the biopsy showed it has metastasized to the stomach. He is thinking of refusing chemo. How long would he have to live in your opinion? No pain and no loss of weight.
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
Hello.Unfortunately, the treatment for her husband is not healing, it is only palliative.His life expectancy would be a few months,Chemotherapy can increase your life expectancy a few months more.Chemotherapy treatment is a personal choice,is rejected by its adverse effects but sometimes when it is not received, the patient may have more severe symptoms.
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