Cancer Treatment Options Forum - March 22nd, 2011 - 2 Comments
My best friend has osephagus cancer, he has had chemo and radiotherapy.?
He always goes into consultations on his own. He only has mum and dad and us few friends, so nobody knows what prognosis is. He has lost lots of weight and can no longer eat solid foods, of any kind, and is on energy drinks and shakes now. He last resort is to have stent put in , but does not think he can tolerate the procedure. How long do you think he may have left as we want to make his life left as pleasant as possible.
Most patients die within 10 months of diagnosis and the 5 year survival rate is less than 10% regardless of stage or treatment.
The doctor should tell you these things. My step grandma’s brother died within 6 months. He was 6′ and only weight 100lbs. I hope this helps.