My Elderly Aut was diagnosed with Lung cancer,and she has secondary cancer as well in the bone..she is diabetic and is in poor health...how long before we start to see a decline in her health for the worse
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Its difficult to answer as you don't say if its small cell or non small cell lung cancer. Also the fact that everyone reacts so different to the chemo treatments. I know of some people with lung cancer with diabetes that have overcome lung cancer, but they went thru a lot to get there. With chemo for the lung cancer, and likely radiation for the mets to the bone, it will take a heavy toll on your elderly aunt. Most of us (I have stage iv lung cancer) are only given close to a year after diagnosis. I've so far managed to survive three years.. others I know with my staging have only lasted weeks to a few months. My heart breaks for your aunt and your family... no one deserves cancer. My best to all of you.
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I am sorry you and your family are going through this painful time. Without specific information regarding her cancer I cannot give a time frame. The diabetes is a definite complication in her treatment. Chemo and radiation will take a heavy toll. It won't be easy to manage her diabetes, but it can be done. Enjoy the weeks and months you have left with your aunt. tell her every day that you love her. Let the last words that pass between you be " I love you." . I will keep her in my prayers.
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I have to be blunt but honest - if the Bone cancer is secondary to the Lung cancer the outlook is not good. The same thing happened to one my brothers, he was actually operated on - to remove some of the lungs (yes a bit of both lungs, and the operation was successful. For some reason they didn't identify that the cancer had travelled to the bones not till after the Lung Operation. In his case the secondary cancer was too far gone and he died soon afterwards. Now I hope your Aunt's diagnosis is not as bad. If she is old (I mean well over 75 the cancers takes longer to progress, but again because of that age her health in general is not so good, so one can't tell. All I hope and wish you, your family and especially your Aunt, that her suffering is not terrible. Just spend as much time as possible with her, and even if you don't know what to say to her,(that sometimes happens) just be with her, hold her hand if she doesn't feel like taking and tell her that you love her so much and that she wants you'll be there as much as you can. I understand that hopeless feeling and will be with you in my thoughts
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tworobs - The prognosis is poor. How long she has remaining depends upon a couple of possibilities. When you write "secondary" bone cancer, I take it to mean the common spread of the original tumor in the lung to the bone. This is known as "metastatic" bone cancer. Predictions depend upon which type of lung cancer is present, whether there are other metastases to other organs in the body such as the brain or heart, the effect of any treatment, and the added damage of her diabetes or other bad health conditions. Thus, the remaining time could vary from a couple of weeks to about a year-and-a-half. It's hard to know. Her health is likely declining daily though it may not be visible.
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o wow she is one unlucky person her health will decline probably sooner than u may think but it depends on meds or habits or food or activities can't say for sure but she probably has a while to live
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