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- 01/04/2021
Can lung cancer be cured Stage 4?
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Stage 4 NSCLC is not curable, but it is treatable.
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Answered 04/07/2025
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Lung cancer at stage 4 is advanced, meaning it has spread beyond the lungs. While a complete cure is challenging, treatments can help manage the disease and improve quality of life.
- Treatment Goals: Focus on managing cancer, slowing progression, and reducing symptoms.
- Treatment Options: May include targeted therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, or combinations, based on cancer characteristics.
- Individual Factors: Age, health, and tumor markers influence treatment choices.
- Supportive Care: Palliative care is crucial for symptom management and comfort.
Consult an oncologist for personalized advice. Advances in treatment have improved survival and quality of life even at this stage.
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I'm really worried about my 70-year-old mom. She's been on levatin ib tablets for her thyroid cancer treatment and recently we've noticed this white mucous discharge. It's been going on for about two weeks now, but there's no foul odor. She just had a PET scan two days ago and it didn't show anything unusual. She's also bedridden and uses diapers. Could this discharge indicate an infection or something more serious? Wouldn't the PET scan have picked up on anything serious if there was something wrong?
The mucous white discharge in your 70-year-old mother, who is bedridden and undergoing thyroid cancer treatment with Levatin IB, could be indicative of a urinary tract infection (UTI), especially given her age, immobility, and use of diapers; although the PET scan didn't reveal any abnormalities, UTIs may not always show up on PET scans; it's essential to consult her doctor or oncologist about this new symptom, as they may prescribe antibiotics or order additional tests, such as a urine culture, to determine the cause and appropriate treatment.
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