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A 24-year-old female asked:
Urgent, doctors :'( my mom has metastases liver cancer, lung and bone nearby left thigh found tumors. just found out few days ago, is stage 4. how?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 27 years experience
Yes: Unfortunate, but true. Cancer cells found any place other than the 'point of origin' makes it 'metastatic' and by established norms in TNM classification system, acquires a late stage...
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Ryan Stantonanswered
Emergency Medicine 19 years experience
Unfortunate: I am sorry to hear about your mother. Unfortunately, cancers can spread and many times rapidly. Ideally, cancers are found early before they spread, but unfortunately, many times symptoms don't develop until it does.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 48 years experience
This is too: Common. Some cancers are quiet until they infest other organs, and it is these organs working poorly or hurting that causes the cancer to be known. Some cancers can have life extended by treatment (prostate and breast), others can be treated to relieve symptoms. But for most, it means time to focus on comfort and symptom relief rather than rigorous treatment.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Jun 18, 2019
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