my daughters boyfriends mom has stage 3 lung cancer she is going to start chemo they have 2 children one is 2 years old & the other one is 2 weeks old is it ok for her to be around them after treatments & does anyone know the success rate of recovering from stage 3 lung cancer?
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As long as children are made aware of what is going on in an age appropriate way, children can handle just about anything including death and disease. My nieces and nephews handled my sister (their aunt) and mother's (their grandma) cancer treatments and deaths quite well...some were more interested than others but that isn't likely to be a problem with your children because they are so young. They are in no physical danger -- in fact, they will likely be a danger to her (chemo interferes with and sometimes destroys the immune system...and as you know, young children are little germ factories) Lung cancer is deadly. Stage 3 is very serious and she will likely need a lot of care. It depends on a number of things -- including the particular kind of lung cancer she has. You can find the stats online, but full recovery is rather rare.
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Chemotherapy can reduce the effectiveness of the immune system so make sure the kids are not sick when visiting the patient. The children will not be harmed in anyway by visiting the patient. There are people who've survived stage three lung cancer. I recommend not paying attention to the statistics because they can be misleading. Adopt a positive attitude and be willing to fight the disease.
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