Question 1

when is cancer terminal?

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Terminal cancer: Usually when you have tried all known treatments/bone marrow transplant for the cancer and the cancer  keeps growing  in spite of ongoing treatment, though new treatment are always being developed. Hope the individual  wins against cancer.

Question 2

how to know if your cancer is terminal?

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Depends on cancer: With certain malignancies, ie pancreatic Ca, within 3 months of treating metastatic disease one reaches terminal or near terminal state.  With most malignancies spreading to an organ like liver or lung, as the disease progresses and anorexia develops with further spread while on chemo then one is moving toward a terminal state.

Question 3

is "stage iv cancer" usually terminal?

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Yes, unfortunately: Stage IV cancers mean that the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.  While these cancers often cause death, many stage IV cancers can be treated and patients can have many years of good quality life with stage IV disease.

Question 4

how to know when do symptoms of terminal cancer start to show?

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Varies: It depends on a variety of factors including overall health, treatment options available (including chemotherapy, radiation, etc.) and if being pursued or not.  Symptoms could be from treatments or from the cancer or both. Some might start within days of diagnosis, some months, and others years with "terminal" cancer. For symptom likelihood/timing ask your oncologist or palliative care teams.

Question 5

could you tell me what would it feel like to have terminal cancer?

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Depends on the type: Of cancer. Common symptoms are pain, weakness, depression, loss of apetite despite losing weight, swelling at the site of the tumor, may be nausea, vomiting diarrhea, paralysis, difficulty breathing and lack of sleep etc. See this site for more info.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17060255.

Question 6

what are their any grants out there for people with terminal cancer?

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You mean economic...: ...assistance?  It will depend on your situation and where you live at. Your local American Cancer Society or even local oncologist office will know better what's available in your city and state.

Question 7

our friend has been told he has terminal cancer. what can we expect?

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Sorry 2 hear: If he/she is truly terminal, your friend will die. I&#x27;m not trying to be funny as this is a very sad situation, but the process of dying varies a lot depending on the cancer, the organs involved, and the patient&#x27;s general health. Your friend needs companionship without smothering and needs someone who will stand by him/her even if they take a treatment course you disagree with. God bless.

Question 8

how harmful for your health is non terminal cancer in comparison to terminal?

Accepted Answer

Terminal = death...: If a person's disease (cancer) is described by a healthcare professional as being "terminal", that means that the person would be expected to die from his/her disease.  A "non terminal" cancer is one in which death from disease is not predicted.

Question 9

how do people with terminal cancer go about day-to-day life with all the pain?

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Pain control: The doctor who following the patient should give the pain control medicine so they don,t suffer from pain.

Question 10

what does it feel like to have terminal cancer? how can you help a loved one with this condition?

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Emotional support: True terminal cancer is unrelated to the size of a tumor.  Rather byproducts such as tumor necrosis factor cause symptoms of anorexia and cachexia with muscle loss and inability to function.  End organ failure ensues with liver and kidney function rapidly diminishing causing inability to ambulate properly.  This is seen in metastatic pancreatic cancer and advanced metastatic lesions to liver

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