My friend got a brain tumor and he will be undergoing through an operation on 15th, please tell me what are the percentage chances of him to live. i can't see my friend going away from us. please tell me the fact don't try to console me... Thanks
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It depends on the size and how advanced the tumor is but the fact the doctor is operating is a very good sign because he/she wouldn't if he/she didn't think your friend would make it.
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Do not loose hope yet the info at the site below may just provide you with the answers you need. Good luck, my prayers are with you, I wish I had this info when I was younger and my dad had cancer.
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Life expectancy is very short; only a couple of months.  My brother died of Lymphoma last year.  I'm so sorry about your FIL.  Let him know how much you love and appreciate him now.  But be careful to make it seem like he has a death sentence hanging over his head, unless he has accepted his impending fate.  My brother wouldn't accept that he was terminally ill until he took his last breath.  He became very upset if we behaved like he was a dying man.  Take care.
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My heart goes out to you and your sister.  People DO survive lung cancer.  Taking chemo is a tough decision to make, it can destroy the quality time you may have left IF  hers is NOT in a curable stage.  Most doctors WILL give honest answers IF the patients ASK:  Is my cancer curable?  What are my chances of surviving with surgery only?  What are my chances of surviving WITH and WITHOUT chemo? Or  WITH and WITHOUT radiation?\nShe might need you to go with her to ask these questions, (I encourage you to WRITE DOWN your questions, and let the doctor SEE you have a list of questions...) for the support, and so you can reaffirm what she was told.   An amazing number of people are unable to clearly remember and process the info they are given when the disease is life-threatening.  If you were with her, and later she can't quite recall the information, you could gentley help her work through the answers.\n Encourage her to get second opinions if she feels she needs more information.  Not EVERY form of cancer, not EVERY patient is good candidate for chemo.  Chemo can often cause more life ravaging consequences than the cancer itself.  I can understand her hesitancy in NOT jumping into chemotherapy.  Please do not let anyone make her feel like a "quitter" or guilty for NOT choosing chemo IF HERS IS not curable.  Perhaps she will choose to focus her fight on maintaining her dignity, independence, and quality of life as long as she is able to- IF HERS IS NOT IN A CURABLE STAGE.  \nSometimes radiation and other cancer treatments are given as a palliative measure, meaning it will not CURE the cancer, but hopefully if can keep the tumors from causing decreasing function of of organs in the chest, or from causing increased pain.\nIf it IS treatable, and if it IS a stage of cancer that will repond to surgery, chemo, and radiation, etc, it may make it easier for her to bear the treatments if she knows she DOES have a chance to survive.  She has a right to that information about her own particular stage of cancer before she makes the choice. Take care, I wish you both well.
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first of all, your friend was trying to protect you.  When things go wrong like that we as humans always seem to hurt the ones we love and those closest to us. maybe she was trying to safe you the pain and anguish of having to watch her die.and I am sure she was scared, both of dying and of how you might react.  It is always hard when a life ends with unfinished busines like this. I am sure if you knew the facts, then you would not have said these things to her, but i am sure she will forgive you.  WHen you went to the hospital did you tell her you did not mean what was said, as I am sure she appologised as well.  Only thing that can help is yourself, you have to accept that this was not under normal circumstances that this happened, and your friend did start by saying hurtful things to you.  People deal with things differently in life and this was her way off dealing with things.\n\nBest advice I can give is for you to give it time, and if time is not the answer then find someone who you can talk to, a friend, doctor or a councilor.  Try going to her grave and talk to her tell her you are sorry.  Perhaps you can raise funds in her name for the cancer unit at the local hospital as away of easing the burden.  If you are a believer in psychics and mediums, then they can help you con5tact her or pass on a message.  my e mail address if you need to chat is trishaf2001@yahoo.co.uk drop me a line f you want and we can go to msn and chat there  hope this helps.  just remember the good times \n\ngood luck
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I am so sorry to hear about your family friend and hope you are providing support and understandin right now....the fact that she has secondarys (the cancer has spread to  another part of the body) is , I will be honest, worrying.  I know how awful this illness can be and how devastating it can be especially when the person has been healthy....my dad got cancer...he didn;t smoke, he was active and healthy....by the time he was diagnosed he had secondarys.  The chemo might be there to ease the side effects rather than cure or extend life...she needs to know which it is in her case....my thoughts are with your friend and all who love her right now...I do wish you well and hope that any news she has is positive.  Keep us updated? and if you need to chat...feel free to mail me
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This seems to be a very severe and urgent issue.  You absolutely MUST speak with your boyfriend and his doctor ASAP about what's going on.\n\nThere are many, many types of brain cancers (as well as benign tumors, though you said this is a "stage 3" tumor, so I will assume it's cancer).  Not all of them result in the stereotypical cancer "constitutional" symptoms of weight loss, nausea, fever, etc.\n\nDifferent cancers, of course, have different survivabilities.  "Stage 3" does not always mean imminent death; in fact (using an example), a majority of people with certain blood lymphomas can be cured at stage 3.  \n\nI do not know much about brain cancers, so please do get more details on the specific kind of tumor your boyfriend has.\n\nBest of luck to your boyfriend.
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I know how you feel, but there is hope. \n\nI am currently in the Bahamas with my Mother who has Terminal Lung Cancer. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really neat. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There were 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life, the returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10 even 18 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my Mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting. \n\nMy mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation.\n\nI have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.\n\nThe clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.\n\nUS doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss. \n\nThe stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.\n\nI would also like to tell you about another lady staying at the house we are staying at, she is 86 years old and has breast cancer as well. She arrived at the clinic the same day we did and is doing very well. Her immune system continues to improve and she gained 2 pounds since last week. She is absolutely thrilled with this treatment and knows that it is helping her.\n\nPlease whatever you do, research first. \n\nOne very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com\n\nGood luck!!
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Tell that to the doctors that told me in December that my husband was going to die, that there was nothing that any of the medications, doctors or anyone else could do for him.\n\nask the same surgical team who could not understand why my husband was not on life support and was breathing on his own, oxygenating at 98% on 3L of oxygen when it should have been a vent breathing for him.\n\nThe same doctor that told me there was nothing that modern medicine could do saw my husband in the month of February for his check up and told him point blank that he KNEW my husband had a miraculous recovery.  Believe what you want about who you want, and respect the right of the born again to believe what they want...you won't change us, nor will you break our faith.
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Carcinoma of the stomach is a tough one. Be the best friend you can to your friend and his wife. It sounds like she is already getting the best care possible. sorry
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I wish i could answer this question for you but i dont think any of us will ever know this until we too reach the end of our particular journey in life. Just believe that in your heart he will be with you always and remember to hold onto all the good memories he surely will have given to you. I have a friend who had cancer and he has only just died last wednesday due to septacaemia. He was only 35 and i know that for as long as i live i will truly believe that he is watching over me be it in heaven or just another dimension that we may travel into. God bless you and your family. I am sorry i do not have the answer you are looking for but dont let other people fool you with their spiritualistic views, none of us know where we are going until that day arrives!!
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Virus eradication is not the issue in his case.  Liver failure resulting in coma is a very poor prognostic sign.  He is not likely to survive this episode because the liver is not functioning to purify the blood of chemicals which are poisonous to the body (and brain).  If his body tolerates life support and the medical team is able to get him past this crisis and he has enough reserve liver to function, he may be able to survive a short time after.  All of these things are unlikely from what you have told us, I am sorry to say.  I wish you, your children and him the best in this ordeal.  Liver failure patients do not suffer while comatose.
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Wakin_marman answered a few of my questions as well.  He isn't right in the head.\n\nI am sure that your friend once went to a school, you should have a specialist explain the situation with the death.
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I'm not sure, but you have my profound sympathies.\n\nI had a brain tumor a few years ago (a pituitary adenoma) and now have a small titanium plate in the base of my skull. It was bad enough for me, and I was 40, I can't imagine how scary it must be for a kid, and, as a parent, how terrible it feels for you.\n\nThe cost and risks are dependent on the nature of the tumor - where it is in the brain and how big it is. You need to find out from a doctor how much it will cost.\n\nI wish you the and your child the best and hope that everyone makes it through okay.
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What a pleasure to hear from you.HAPPY BIRTHDAY x 67. Does that qualify. Truth we are in to this with lung cancer in my husband of 38 yrs. Untreatable, they gave him 3-6 mos. That was well over a yr. ago. he's no worse off now then when they found it. One stubborned dude. Each date that passes is a plus for us. 2nd Xmas coming up. 2nd birthday in Feb. & he lived to see a new grandson that had not been on radar back then. We take one day at a time. He had told me he did not want to spend what time he had left bitching & complaining. He wanted to live them just as we always had. So that is what our family does. Good luck, Hope you celebrate a few more.
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Thank you for this question!\nMy mother-in-law (my Pastor) was recently diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. Additionally she had a tumor on her spine and a mass in her colon. The diagnosis was confirmed by two specialists. She was told she had eight weeks to live. Her doctors scheduled surgery to try to remove the colon mass. She asked me to search the web for a few options for her casket, a friend is a gifted carpenter and he was going to build it for her once she chose what she wanted. \nThe church organized a 24-hour prayer chain as we always do when there is a dire need and she checked into the hospital in the large city near our small town. I visited her on the morning of her surgery and we talked about what we've experienced in God over the last thirty years. We cried, we held hands, we laughed, we cried. She was ready and we spent that early morning in the hospital saying our goodbyes. She told us what she wanted to wear. Which dress, which shoes. She told us who she wanted to speak at her funeral. She knew her husband (co-Pastor) wouldn't be able to. She told my wife (her daughter) what songs she wanted her to play and sing. It was horrible.\nThey took her into surgery and my wife and I waited in the visitors lounge. The church at home continued to pray because we've learned over the years that sometimes God's mind can be changed. She had taught us that. \nI have known this woman for thirty years. She is the most remarkable person I have ever encountered.\nFour-and-a-half hours later the oncologist came out and told us it had not gone as anticipated. In the process of trying to locate the colon mass they had torn the colon with the scope. This happened because they couldn't find the mass where they anticipated it to be. They kept looking for it until they accidently tore the colon wall. That led them to open her up to repair that damage. While they repaired the colon they searched for the mass by hand but could not find it.\nThey elected to look at her pancreas while they were there to better gauge the size of the mass. They could not find that one either. Her X-rays were posted for reference nearby and they showed both masses. And yet the doctors physically examined both locations and found nothing. They could not get to the mass on the spine.\nI'll never forget as the doctor began to apologized about the colon mishap. He was noticeably upset. We assured him it was not a problem. We told him the church had been praying around the clock for over a week and he said it was clear to him that she had been miraculously healed. The second doctor came out and could only smile and shake our hands.\nShe was taken to recovery and then to her room where she stayed for a few days. She was visited by every nurse and nearly every doctor in the hospital for those few days. And she was not bashful about what God had done for her. She reminded them that there was proof and they were all aware.\n\nThis is just one example. I have many others I could share but you already believe. And it is so good to see God's work acknowledged in such a public way.\nI don't know what your background is but clearly God does. Please don't forget what you are feeling now. Thank Him often. And consider that He may have something far greater than you realize waiting for you. Here and beyond.\nPlease read Chapter 2 of Acts (New Testament) with your husband and consider what more God may have for you.
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LIVE, LOVE AND ENJOY THE TIME YOU HAVE. NO PERSON IS PROMISED TOMMORROW. I LIVE EVERYDAY LIKE IT COULD BE THE LAST. FIGHT A GOOD FIGHT. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE. CHECK OUT ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS. I'VE HEARD ALOT OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT MD ANDERSON IN HOUSTON.( CANCER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL) GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND GOD BLESS. SPEND THAT $$$ ON YOURSELF, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU.