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What Is The Best Treatment For Lung Cancer?
my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer which has now spread to his bones, he was given 6 mths, he is now on a nebuliser and his speech is slurred etc and he repeats himself saying he is dying and he is goin soon, is this a sign he is come towards the end now.
Fri, 12 May 2017
Hi welcome to the health care magic
Sorry to heard that your father having lung cancer
It has been spread to bones, hence i am sorry but lung cancer has been metastasized to outside lung and so prognosis is poor here....
In lung tumour surgical resection done but here tumour spread to bone Hence if needed chemotherapy or radiotherapy can be given according to need...
Prognosis according to history seems poor here
Chemotherapy choice depend on type of lung cancer whether it is small cell or non small cell carcinoma
Hope your concern solved
Take care
Sorry to heard that your father having lung cancer
It has been spread to bones, hence i am sorry but lung cancer has been metastasized to outside lung and so prognosis is poor here....
In lung tumour surgical resection done but here tumour spread to bone Hence if needed chemotherapy or radiotherapy can be given according to need...
Prognosis according to history seems poor here
Chemotherapy choice depend on type of lung cancer whether it is small cell or non small cell carcinoma
Hope your concern solved
Take care
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