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what is stage 4 liver cancer?

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Metastatic disease: Stage 4 for a cancer means that the tumor has spread to other organs and is rarely curable.

Question 2

what is the prognosis of stage 4 cancer non hodgkins lymphoma b cell with walderstoms igm protein 4000?

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Please see below: There are many factors that can dictate prognosis, so best to discuss with your doctor. However, here is some additional info:

http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/waldenströms-macroglobulinemia.

Question 3

what is stage 4 biliary tree cancer?

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It is widespread.: Staging across cancers can be complex, but stage IV usually means it has spread. This website is a nice place to learn about cholangiocarcinoma (another term for biliary tree cancer):

http://www.Macmillan.Org.Uk/cancerinformation/cancertypes/bileduct/bileductcancer.Aspx.

Question 4

what is the stage 4 bone cancer life expectancy?

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Depends on a lot of: Factors, like the bone involved, type of cancer, treatments so far received, and where has it spread, whether the treatments are working or not.
Your oncologist and his team (like the radiologist) might be able to give your more precise answers, as they'll have explanations for all these factors.
Good luck.

Question 5

what is the stage 4 lung cancer average survival rate?

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Survival : Only god knows how long we are going to live and when we are going to die. Having said that, at least based on studies we have on average - 15 months would be the average survival rate. It could be shorter or longer than that. With better understanding about the biology of the cancer and the use of newer biological agents in the appropriate case- survival would be longer hopefully.

Question 6

what is the treatment for stage 4 cancer?

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Varied: A number of different approaches used depending on the nature of the tumor and the extent of spread.  The main goal for solid tumors is reducing  tumor mass preferably by surgery.  Radiation is next employed especially if the mass is lymphoid Then chemo is utilized.  The smaller the mass is at the time of systemic therapy the better the response.  Some metastatic lesions respond to immunochemo.

Question 7

going for 2nd opinion on small lump and imaging. 30 yrs old. fibrocystic breast. very scared. what is chance if cancer stage 4?

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Deep breaths,Hold On: Of course at your age, breast cancer is common, and with "lumpy" breast, you may find yourself going for repeat imaging often in your life. To this and many patients I say, please complete the work up. Stage IV means that it has spread everywhere, which is a rarity at your age. Have faith and hold on!

Question 8

how bad is stage 4 cancer?

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Verybad: Stage IV  of what organ ?     In general it is end stage terminal cancer , how ever some cancers  like lymphomas , testicular tumors etc  when detected late will respond well to chemotherapy.

Question 9

can stage 4 cancer mean u will die soon?

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Not necessarily: Stage 4 cancer is a late stage cancer which has spread inside the body. But the survival is quite varied and it depends on which type of cancer it is. For many cancers we have good treatments and patients can live for several months to several years. Cancers like colon, breast and kidney can be controlled for 2-5 years even in stage 4.  Others can be fatal over a period of few months.

Question 10

how long do you have to live in stage 4 cancer?

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Quite variable: Stage IV cancer generally means that the cancer has spread from its organ of origin to other organs.  How long you have to live depends on where the cancer originated. For example, stage IV breast or colon cancer is much more easily treated than stage IV pancreatic or gallbladder cancer.  So you need additional information to fully answer your question.

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