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My grandfather has just been diagnosed with stage 3 throat cancer, he already has sever diabetes, how much longer does he have? please tell me.
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Hard to tell: Depends on whether he get chemo and radiation.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Many factors : God only knows. No one can tell you how long? An oncologist may be able to give you an estimation.
Answered 3/15/2013
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