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For what length of time can a person with brain cancer go without eating before death?
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Too many variables: Just the fact that someone has cancer, of the brain or anywhere else, does not necessarily affect the length of time the person could survive without food. In general, people can live 1-3 months without food but only 1 - 2 weeks without water.
Answered 12/16/2016
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