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Need prognosis for woman 75, stage 4 breast cancer, mets to (hip/knee bone): otherwise very healthful. refuses treatment. planning long rv trip soon!
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Can't preduct: She should go on her trip and enjoy herself. There are lots of different kinds of breast cancer and even tumors of the same kind and at the same stage can kill in a short time or stay quiescent for years. Cherish every day you have together.
Answered 7/27/2016
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