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Friend's mom has cancer - what to expect?
My next-door neighbor (and very good friend's) mom was diagnosed with liver cancer just before Christmas, and things don't sound really good:
1. It appears to be secondary liver cancer that came from somewhere else, but they can't find the original cancer. It's in the lymph nodes.
2. It's inoperable, although they're doing chemo in the hopes of shrinking the tumor to the point where it might be operable.
3. From what I've read in my online research, the 5-year survival rate for secondary liver cancer in this stage is about 7% :-/
Since any treatment seems to be just about prolonging her life and not curing the cancer, what can we expect in terms of her mom's physical state and reaction to the treatment and the progression of the cancer, and what are some things I can do to help? Are there foods that help with some of the treatment side-effects? Are there things we can do to make her more comfortable?
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