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A member asked:

Brother has mediastinal germ cell cancer with mets all over body. just stopped chemo because not working. how long until he dies? afp is now 31, 000.

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Unfortunate: Germ cell cancers including testicular germ cell tumors usually respond very well , do not know exactly why no response in your unfortunate brother, due to stage disease , most likely left to hospice care , means not much time left.

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 6/21/2020

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