Living on Chemotherapy
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I think you can stay on chemo as long as it is working. I think they consider it working if the tumor shrinks or stays the same. Dr’s can usually tell after a few sessions if the chemo is working or not. If not, they change up the chemo cocktail. Sometimes the tumor adjusts to the chemo and gets use to it. That’s when it is time to change it up. Some people are on the same type if chemo for over a year.
Best of luck with your moms chemo regimen.
My mother was diagnosed with CC at MDA this past August. She is 78 and has a large tumor in the left lobe of her liver. Her CC is intrahepatic and she is currently taking chemotherapy in the hope of shrinking the tumor and possibly performing surgery. So far, the tumor has not grown, but it has not shrunk either. I have been reading posts on this site for some time, but I have not seen anything about how long a patient can remain on chemotherapy. I asked her doctor about it the last time we were there (she receives chemo in our home town and goes to MDA every other month), but I didn’t really understand what she told us. I am very confused and hope someone can help clear this up for me.
I am very grateful for this site because I have found very little on the internet about this type of cancer.
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