Q: my mother has stage 4 kidney cancer how painful is it?

I don't know: I don't know. You should ask her how much pain she has. She might not have any pain.

Q: my dad takes sutent (sunitinib) for stage 4 kidney cancer & also has congestive heart failure. what meds can he take for it?

See your doctor: Congestive heart failure is usually treated with diuretics and other medications tailored to your situation. The advice of your internist oncologist, or cardiologist with respect to treatment would be best in this situation.

Q: what do you suggest if my father takes sutent (sunitinib) for stage 4 kidney cancer & also has congestive heart failure.any meds he can take for it?

Several.: This would best require a visit with a cardiologist, to review all his meds. It seems that beta blockers and diuretics would be ok with this protein kinase inhibitor.

Q: how many types of kidney cancer are there? male, age 55, just removed a tumor in the brain does this mean stage 4?

Several: Renal cell, chromophobe, papillary, etc. However, if kidney cancer in the brain, than yes it is stage 4 or metastatic. Hope this helps.

Q: no symptoms and felt fine til they told me i had stage iv primary lung cancer / 2nd kidney cancer. is it that unusual or rare for a person to live a long normal life without ever knowing they have it?

Lung cancer: About 35-40% patients when diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc do not have symptoms and signs of that and it is found as part of routine imaging or based on some very subtle and non specific signs and symptoms.

Question 1

my mother is in stage 4 kidney cancer. she is also on dialysis. what is her life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

No clear prediction.: Each individual case is unique & predictions are very difficult--but from what you describe, the life expectancy is, unfortunately, not long. Large series show that median survival for patients with stage IV disease is 16 to 20 months in contemporary reports, and the five-year survival rate is less than 10 percent for patients with distant metastases. Kidney failure may worsen the prognosis.

Question 2

doctor, my daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, metastasized and had her right kidney totally removed. since the nephrectomy, she has undergone 6 months of chemo, and 15 applications of radiation. her diagnosis of life expectancy is 7-17 mon

Accepted Answer

Please pose question: This is devastating, but I am not sure what your question is. Nobody can predict with accuracy survival. So, what is the age, what other medical problems, what was the type of kidney cancer (clear cell renal cell, papillary, sarcomatoid, etc). There are molecular targeted therapies for specific tumor types....

Question 3

my brother in law has renal kidney cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes and bones, what is his life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

Ask his Oncologist: It is hard to give a general answer. Need to talk to his oncologist.

Question 4

survivalrate of stage 4 kidney cancer reciveing dialysis?

Accepted Answer

Improving: Formerly this was zero. A decade ago it might have been 10%.  With the new targeted medications for common renal cell carcinoma, it is impossible to give an accurate number since both the length and quality of survival are improving so surprisingly. Good luck, and cherish every day -- it's not the number of days in the life, but life in the days.

Question 5

what is the survival rate of a person diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer?

Accepted Answer

Low: Unfortunately, advanced kidney cancer (ie, "stage iv") has a low survival rate at the 5 and 10 year benchmarks. In rare cases might prolonged remissions be obtained with aggressive therapy, but 5 year survival for stage IV rcc would be in the low single digits (< 5%).

Question 6

my mother has stage 4 kidney cancer how painful is it?

Accepted Answer

I don't know: I don't know. You should ask her how much pain she has. She might not have any pain.

Question 7

my dad takes sutent (sunitinib) for stage 4 kidney cancer & also has congestive heart failure. what meds can he take for it?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: Congestive heart failure is usually treated with diuretics and other medications tailored to your situation. The advice of your internist oncologist, or cardiologist with respect to treatment would be best in this situation.

Question 8

what do you suggest if my father takes sutent (sunitinib) for stage 4 kidney cancer & also has congestive heart failure.any meds he can take for it?

Accepted Answer

Several.: This would best require a visit with a cardiologist, to review all his meds.  It seems that beta blockers and diuretics would be ok with this protein kinase inhibitor.

Question 9

how many types of kidney cancer are there? male, age 55, just removed a tumor in the brain does this mean stage 4?

Accepted Answer

Several: Renal cell, chromophobe, papillary, etc.  However, if kidney cancer in the brain, than yes it is stage 4 or metastatic.  Hope this helps.

Question 10

no symptoms and felt fine til they told me i had stage iv primary lung cancer / 2nd kidney cancer. is it that unusual or rare for a person to live a long normal life without ever knowing they have it?

Accepted Answer

Lung cancer: About 35-40% patients when diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc do not have symptoms and signs of that and it is found as part of routine imaging or based on some very subtle and non specific signs and symptoms.

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My mother is in stage 4 kidney cancer. she is also on dialysis. what is her life expectancy?

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Doctor, my daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, metastasized and had her right kidney totally removed. since the nephrectomy, she has undergone 6 months of chemo, and 15 applications of radiation. her diagnosis of life expectancy is 7-17 mon

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My brother in law has renal kidney cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes and bones, what is his life expectancy?

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Survivalrate of stage 4 kidney cancer reciveing dialysis?

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What is the survival rate of a person diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer?

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My mother has stage 4 kidney cancer how painful is it?

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My dad takes sutent (sunitinib) for stage 4 kidney cancer & also has congestive heart failure. what meds can he take for it?

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What do you suggest if my father takes sutent (sunitinib) for stage 4 kidney cancer & also has congestive heart failure.any meds he can take for it?

A member asked:

How many types of kidney cancer are there? male, age 55, just removed a tumor in the brain does this mean stage 4?

A member asked:

No symptoms and felt fine til they told me i had stage iv primary lung cancer / 2nd kidney cancer. is it that unusual or rare for a person to live a long normal life without ever knowing they have it?

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