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My mother is 87 and has fibromyalgia, inflammatory myopathy, & chronic uti. diagnosed w/liver cancer spread to lymph nodes. what is life expectancy?
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Based on Cancer: The myopathy is often paraneoplastic - (related to the cancer) and can be controlled. This part is usually treated by a rheumatologist. Uti is curable. It may be complicated if your mother is on chemo for the myopathy or cancer, and has a poor immune system. Fibromyalgia will not affect her life expectancy. The real answer hinges on her cancer type/stage. You should ask her oncologist.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Life expectancy: This is a very tricky question. No one can say with certainty how long a stage 4 liver cancer patient will survive. Get hospice involved. They can provide comfort care for her and will help the entire family through this process.
Answered 10/30/2013
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