Palliative chemo (Gem/Cispl)
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Caring for the Symptoms of Cancer and its Treatment = palliative care.
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http://www.cancer.net/all-about-cancer/treating-cancer/caring-symptoms-cancer-and-its-treatmentHugs,
MarionHi SIL,
I don’t think that is the case, especially in my daughter’s case. Her chemo was called palliative from the beginning, but they were trying to shrink the tumors. She did so well that she is having the second part of a two part resection on Wed. I think they use that term because they don’t want you to have false hope that it will cure you, but if it works it will make tumors shrink and make you feel better. It did make my daughter feel better and shrink her tumors.
-Pam
Hi, Palliative chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to slow the progression of cancer and prolong life. I do not believe it is a cure or really prolongs anything. The decision to be on Palliative Care is a hard one and a personal one. Do you know what her prognosis was and what stage she is put at? My husband was given a choice whether to Palliative or not. He asked the ONC how long it would buy him and the ONC said about 5 months and after 3 days of thinking about it he decided no, he wanted more quality of life. And this ONC was right on with his time frame, altho we try not to listen to time frames. No one here has an expiration date stamped on them. You will find that CC is like a giant roller coaster ride and no one wants to buy a ticket for this ride.
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