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My friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer that has metasticized to her lung. she was diagnosed 11 months ago and is currently being treated with pegph20 coupled with gemcitabine and nabpaclitaxel. she saw her 53rd birthday in july and we are expecting her
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Unclear question: Your statement did not come through in its entirety. You may wish to restate. The prognosis for stage 4 pancreatic cancer not good. You may consult this site for information in this topic: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-rates.html
Answered 11/28/2017
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