grandmother was just diagnosed
2007-01-27 14:09:49 · 15 answers · asked by hotmomma028 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Generalizations can be made, but no certain answer can be given. I have heard of cases in which the person died very shortly upon learning of the cancer. I have heard of contrasting cases in which the cancer was cured, by medicine or miracle. I suggest that you not concern yourself with such specifics. Deal with the present and plan for the future as best you can. Part of life is the unpredictable. Another part of life is not giving up; not giving up hope. Be encouraged and don't give up. No one can predict, and don't let anyone take away your hope.
2007-01-27 14:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by Jack 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are no cut and dried answers. Every pt. needs different therapy depending on the type of cancer and its size. I currently am taking care of a patient who is 80 years old. He was diagnosed 10 years ago and had part of a lung removed. He has had no relapses since. I take care of him for a completely different reason.
Some lung cancer is treated with chemo/radiation or both or one. after chemo/rad some Pt's have surgery.
I have no idea where you live but going to a teaching hospital is your best shot. There they know cutting edge treatments. When I was diagnosed with lung disease I drove 3 1/2 hours just to see the Dr. He did all my teasting in the am and I saw him in the afternoon. He had all my tests back and could alter therapy as needed. As a result, I am considered "cured". of my illness even though all the literature says no one can be "cured".
Keep you head up, your heart open to prayer, and look for the best available care in your area.I will have you in my prayers.
2007-01-27 14:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by sweet sue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on type of lung cancer, staging, number of tumors, metastasis or not, whether treated promptly, whether the person was or is a smoker, and age all figure into prognosis.
Stage one lung cancer with a single tumor is curable after surgery to remove tumor. Other stages depend on factors stated above.
Do a Yahoo or Google search on Sarah Brady, Jim Brady's (worked for Reagan) wife. She's had stage 4 lung cancer for at least 5 years and is living, despite her continuing to smoke.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000122.htm
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=6747
Also - remember cancer statistics are just that - statistics. The only percentile that really matters is your percentile, so don't get too caught up on prognosis statistics.
good luck
2007-01-27 14:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeska, my heart is going out to you. I lost my mom to bowel maximum cancers very almost precisely a year in the past. i became thirty on the time and that i got here across it perplexing to handle, so i will no longer be able to think of what it may well be prefer to wade by way of that at your age. i'm additionally no longer a non secular individual. i'm extraordinarily lots an atheist yet i like to maintain an open ideas. i'm uncertain how non secular ideals can help you once you lose your mom at an early age. you will possibly have thought a loving God would not take the guy who's closest to you once you have an entire existence in front of you. Your sister is faulty for bringing this up in front of your mom. you shouldn't be arguing with one yet another yet could be taking good care of your mom.
2016-11-01 11:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to hear the diagnosis. Depending on grandmothers age and health there are many treatments that may be offered and most will keep grandmother around a lot longer. There is no way to tell the length of time she has so try to make what time she does have be the best you can.
2007-01-27 14:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by ambi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the stage and how much fight the person has in them. My father got diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and lived three years. You never know, there are always miracle cases, and there are people that will exceed what the doctors say.
2007-01-27 14:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It truly depends on many factors.
Depending on the 'stage' her cancer is and how aggressive the treatment plan is-well, until you have those answers there is no way to even speculate.
The website listed below has very detailed info...maybe you can find a better answer there.
BTW-So sorry about the sad news, I hope your Grandma beats the odds..
2007-01-27 14:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by oldmomfromportland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time left depends on the stage of the cancer, type of cancer, if it has spread or metastasized. If caught soon enough the cancerous area can be removed. Talk to the oncologist for the complete answer
2007-01-27 14:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by filch_felonious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 months. Whatever number the doctor says, divide that in half. They don't like giving bad news either. But old people are stuborn and have a will to live and often prove doctors wrong.
2007-01-27 14:51:12 · answer #9 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type, what stage it's in (1,2,3,4) and whether she can tolerate chemo, surgery or radiation. (or all three)
My last boss was diagnosed and died 18 mnths later (she smoked, A LOT) and had had an x-ray 19 mnths earlier that didn't show anything.
My mother-in-law has had (breast) cancer twice and she's fine 10 yrs later..(no sign of cancer now)
So it all depends on her and her Dr's....
I'm sorry she's ill... I hope she does Ok with her meds/surgery, whatever she decides to do.
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2007-01-27 14:18:49 · answer #10 · answered by Chrys 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋