My mother has stage 3b cancer and only takes the radiation treatment not the chemo. what are the prognosis?
She had lung cancer and refuse chemo treatment. She has gone to radiation treatment, however, doesn't like what chemo does to her. According to the doctor she needs both. She has smoked for over 40 years and its spread to the other lung. So right now she is just taking radiation when she feels like it. Very stubborn women. I apologize for not having enough information on this site. So thank you for your responses and patience.
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What type of cancer does she have?
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You need to talk with your mother's oncologist about this, any answer you get here will be mostly a guess.
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It really depends on the type of cancer. If they felt they have removed the cancer, they are using radiation to kill any small cancerous cells that can not be seen.
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Sometimes people here can be helpful with either direct experience or knowledge, but you won't get anything at all if you don't take the time to write the question more thoroughly. Of course, the doctor is best, but if you want to hear from people with personal experience you need to provide a bit more info, starting with the type of cancer.
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Some people fear chemotherapy because they have heard horror stories about it in the past and they are afraid that they do not want those things to happen to her, but that is the past and you get over it. If she does not follow the procedures of chemotherapy then she is putting her life at risk, the probability that she can beat the cancer with only radiation is slim. I wish you the best, nothing we can say here will change her mind. If her oncologist cannot do it, how can anyone here do it? Impossible answers to an impossible situation. I am truly sad for you. Enjoy the time you have with her. I hope what she decides to do is enough for her to live. I truly do, I am sorry for you both. Dave
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