Question 1

patient with stage 4 lung cancer with brain metastasis is having very bloody urine. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Many things: Stage IV lung cancer with bloody urine can mean many things. It could be due to the presence of a metastatic tumor in the bladder or the kidney. Please also note whether or not you are on a blood thinner. In uncommon case, it could also indicate the presence of a primary bladder tumor (though i doubt in this case). Bladder inflammation or infection could also be the cause. Check with your doctor.

Question 2

is coffee bad for lung cancer patient?

Accepted Answer

No: There is no evidence that coffee is bad for lung cancer patients. However, please bear in mind that coffee is a natural diuretic (make people urinate more often). If you have advanced disease and side effects from treatments, drinking a lot of coffee may lead to frequent urination and loss of water and dehyration and it may worsen tiredness, fatigue and poor energy. It may also affect your sleep.

Question 3

what is life expectancy of lung cancer patient ?

Accepted Answer

Lung cancer: There are many factors involved, such as the stage of cancer, wether it is treatable with surgery or chemotherapy, the condition of the patient, age of the patient.

Question 4

what would the life expectancy of a stage 4 lung cancer patient be?

Accepted Answer

Stage 4 lung ca: Unfortunately many patients with lung cancer are diagnosed with "late stage" disease - either 3 or 4 - meaning it has spread outside the lungs.   Fewer than 2% of stage 4 patients live 5 yrs.  In fact, most with stage 4 will survive less than a year.   At this stage,  some patients elect to have chemo +/- radiation,  but a lot of patients also elect palliative (comfort only) therapies.

Question 5

what does it mean if oxygen saturation level is low in a lung cancer patient?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the de: It means there is less than normal oxygen level in the blood. If the lungs are diseased, oxygen transfer from the breathed air to the blood is impaired. Normally o2 saturation is between 95% to 100%. Anything lower than 90% saturation requires oxygen supplementation.

Question 6

how long can a stage 4 lung cancer patient survive?

Accepted Answer

Poor prognosis: Unfortunately  stage IV lung cancer has poor prognosis over all survival rate of less than 10%  most  of them survive  less than 13 months.

Question 7

what kind of food is good for high protein for small cell cancer patient taking kemo has small cell lung cancer just diagonsed smokes?

Accepted Answer

Eat: The important point is that you eat. The type of food is not material. If mcdonalds is what you want, eat. You do need to stop smoking.

Question 8

is it common for lung cancer patients to be spitting up blood?

Accepted Answer

Not rare: Depends on location, size, type of cancer. Lung cancer may not have symptoms, but can have cough that doesn't go away, shortness of breath, pain in chest, or symptoms related to spread of disease.

Question 9

how long can a lung cancer patient live for?

Accepted Answer

Briefly: Develop pneumonia, pain, cough, bleeding, 
metastasis and serious problems .
Depends on cell type, stage at finding, treatment options.

Question 10

can you tell me which are the particles that a lung cancer patient emmit when he/she coughs or exhale?

Accepted Answer

Mucous and blood: You can have pieces of a lung cancer coughed up if it involves the airway, but usually it is mucous and blood. Even if tumor is present, you cannot pass cancer to someone else.

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