What are the signs that cancer is terminal?

Question

I know close to nothing about cancer. My mum has been recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and from the state she is in, my view is that it is too late for any treatment. (Sorry for being vague here, I find it too difficult to describe her body. She is physically extremely weak already).
All sorts of tests are being done currently to assess the situation. Before the doctors give us some feed back, I am just wondering if anybody has experiences to relate. Also, do you know of people who have been saved with chemio "at the last minute"? (In her case, it is too late for all other treatments, as doctors told her). Thank you.

Answer 1

Terminal cancer is when the cancer has spread to bones, lymphactic system and major organs (aka Stage 4). It is very possible your mother-in-law has suspected something wasn't right (felt a lump) quite a while ago and was afraid to find out that her suspicion might really be cancer. However, some forms of breast cancer are very aggressive. I had a normal mammogram in December 2004 (abosolutely no indication anything was amiss). 4 months later I had a 2cm tumor with 4 positive lymph nodes (Classified as Stage 2).

Whether chemo can save someone who is stage 4 depends a lot on the person and their age, if, as you say your mother-in-law is very weak already, chemo could be worse than doing nothing. (Taking chemo itself isn't painful but the side effects are awful). However, Lance Armstrong beat it.....

Check out Dr. Susan Love's website for some very good info on Breast Cancer and also the Lance Armstrong Foundation

Answer 2

Signs Of Terminal Cancer

Answer 3

The signs of advanced cancer all depend on the organ affected and whether or not the tumor has spread. I just lost my mom to stomach cancer and her first sign was weight loss, which is common with digestive cancers. If the cancer involves the liver, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) is usually a symptom of the cancer being avanced.
As for chemo, even if it can't cure the cancer, it can still help shrink the tumor and prolong life. But if you see her conditition is worsening more over time, I'd get her off chemo. My mom didn't stop taking chemo till about 3 weeks before she died (only because she kept drifting in and out of consciousnesn) and she had virtually no quality of life. She wasn't even able to move her arms and legs. Sure, the cancer causes this too, but I think she would have been much better off if we stopped the chemo months earlier.

Answer 4

Signs Of Advanced Cancer

Answer 5

Have to love 2 pints! There is a very small chance that irregular periods can be related to cancer, however it can also be related to stress. If you remember in two pints donna was going through a lot of stress at the time knowing that her boyfriend (who had tried to marry her with cabbage leaves all around!) also knew that Corinthian was actually Gaz's child and not Jonny's, she also went through the stress of not being able to conceive a child because of "Gaz's disabled sperm" all of these stress factors can lead to irregular periods, Once you have your first smear test at the doctors this rules out ovarian cancer, the patient is then sent a letter that states basically everything was clear and you will be called up again in 4 years, however it also states that if you suffer any irregularities that you should visit your doctor. 98% of the time irregularities are due to stress, taking birth control or just the body adjusting to a change in hormones.

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Answer 7

Your mother is weak, and you are saying it is "too late" for any treatment. which means she is terminal.
I hate to say it, but many doctors will call her breast cancer "treatable". Keep in mind treatable is not curable. I think it is a trick word the physicians use to keep their pts coming back for more.
If your mother wants further treatment, by all means she should have it, but if she thinks she has had enough. She is terminal and she should stop treatment and end her life the way she feels most appropriate. Sometimes this is when hospice comes into the picture.
Chemotherapy is nof for the weak, sick and weary. You must be healthy enough to get it aside from the tumor growing in your body. Chemotherapy in itself kills.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but have been giving chemotherapy for 12 years and sometimes I am surprised people go thru with it, but they just all have hope. I am not the person to take that away from them.

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

My brother had stage 4 non-hodgkins lymphoma 3 years ago and did chemo and is now cancer- free. You just have to keep believing that miracles can happen