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What is life expectancy for someone in stage 3 stomach cancer that refuses to take therapy

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

GOK=God Only Knows: Patient has the right to accept or refuse any therapy. I am just hoping that you are fully informed about the disease, prognosis, treatment options, pros and cons of treatment etc -before you make your decision. Only god knows how long one is going to live. Having said that, when the cancer is not treated-it makes it almost like a stage IV disease- the 5 year survival for stage IV is 7%.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Not known: There is no solid data to identify time to response, however, your physician should be monitoring your scans and psa level routinely, I am not sure what is the stage of your cancer, but as long as there is evidence of response to treatment then you are on the right track.

Answered 1/14/2017

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No answer: It is not possible to predict the survival time in a particular person. The law of averages may suggest a few months, but there are enough exceptions thus making a prediction unreliable.

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