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A member asked:
What is paliative chemotherapy?my uncle is to undergo,does this mean his cancer is terminal,and he has a limited time to live
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Not curative: Uncle has disease that can not be cured (sorry). However, treatment available to improve symptoms, quality of life (pethaps, get details from MDs), quantity of life (get details from MDs), with potential for side effects (get details grom MDs). Good idea? Often is, but depends on individual patient, disease, stage of disease, other factors
Answered 3/22/2020
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