my friend told me he was diagnosed with some type one cancer that starts with an "m'' like mellanoma or something. and he said they gave him 3 weeks and he isnt even in the hospital.
2006-09-02 07:03:09 · 23 answers · asked by Just wonderin' 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Melanoma is very bad... If he's got that he doesn't have much time left. He will still be able to get around just fine for most of the time while the cancer runs it's course and keeping him in a hospital will only reduce the quality of life during his last days on earth.
It must be so hard for him right now, make sure you are supportive.
2006-09-02 07:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ......What your friend had was a form of skin cancer I had the same all i had to do was go in for an operation ( In an operating room ) at a hospital and in about an hour after the op I left for home I had a local Anastasia I was awake an could converse with Drs and nurses during the proceedings
2006-09-02 14:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! Lots of cancers are treatable as an outpatient. And for those that are past treatment, so long as you can manage without elaborate support, there's no reason to spend the kind of money it takes for a hospital stay. If you're not going to get better, and you don't plan to fight a losing battle, home or a hospice is a much better idea.
And, yes, there are several kinds of cancer for which there is no effective treatment, and nothing to do but put your affairs in order.
2006-09-02 14:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by kaththea s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is Melanoma it is malignant skin cancer. Sometimes it can be fatal. It is usually some type of lesion on the skin that is very noticeable and discolored and spreads. Lots of times it starts from a mole. If he had this and for it to be so bad why did he not go to the Doctor early when it first appeared. Are you sure that's what your friend has ? Sounds to me like maybe he has something else. May the Lord have mercy on him.
2006-09-02 14:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by dtech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Staging is a way of determining the extent of a disease and is important for choosing proper treatment. The stage of melanoma is determined by its thickness, depth into the skin, and whether it has spread. The thickness and depth of the tumor are measured with an instrument called an ocular micrometer (a ruler-like device that is used to measure small distances when looking through a microscope). The thickness of the melanoma is used to assign a stage according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system. There is also another staging system, the Clark method, that bases staging on the level of invasion, or which tissues the tumor has penetrated (i.e. which skin layer). It is generally believed that the thickness of the tumor is more accurate than the level of invasion for predicting prognosis (the outcome of the disease and estimated chance of recovery) and choosing an appropriate treatment.
Stage IA Localized melanoma that is less than 0.75 mm (Clark's level II: the tumor has spread to the upper dermis; T1N0M0). T1: The tumor is 0.75 mm or less in thickenss and invades the upper dermis. N1: Metastasis is 3 cm or less in greatest dimension in any regional lymph node(s). M1: Distant metastasis is present ......M1a: Metastasis is in the skin or subcutaneous tissue or lymph node(s) beyond the regional lymph nodes .. you would need to no which stage 1 he has..Many methods are available for the treatment of skin cancer. Traditional therapies include surgery; cryosurgery, the application of extreme cold for the purpose of tissue destruction; radiotherapy; and electrodessication, the drying out and destruction of diseased tissue by an electrical current, accompanied by curettage (cleaning out). Other methods - such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy - are useful for patients with specific clinical situations.
Treatment by Stage
Stage I Treatment of stage I melanoma almost always only surgical removal of the tumor, as described in surgical removal of the primary tumor.
maby he meant he will start treatment in 3 weeks...
2006-09-02 21:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by purple 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes that's cancer..and think about it if YOU had three weeks to live would you want to finish it out in the Hospital???? I know I wouldn't I'd be on the search for some young men that can't see almost at all and then oh yeah I'd being going out in style
2006-09-02 14:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by kustomflames@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like skin cancer, if untreated can kill quickly. He may have chosen not to waste his last days doing treatments. If he wants sex it could be a con to get you into bed. Wait out the next 3 months and see if his health changes for the worse.
2006-09-02 14:07:08 · answer #7 · answered by Pantherempress 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to have cancer and not be hospitalized. Sometime they can't do anything for you in the hospital.
2006-09-02 14:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by KatC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of malignant melanoma, which is skin cancer, that has spread to all your organs so they just leave you alone to do what you want until you die. Some cancers I guess are too far along for them to do anything about it, except pray.
2006-09-02 14:12:42 · answer #9 · answered by Paul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors can and may send you home if they know that there is nothing they can do for you. It is considered a kindness, as at home you are at the very least in familiar surroundings, and in hospital that is very unlikely.
2006-09-02 14:06:09 · answer #10 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋