Lots of surgical and sub-surgical options are on the table before metastasis. As soon as metastasis is detected, they are all no longer an option, and chemo seems to be the only option.
I understand that after metastasis the cancer will never be cured, but I can’t get my head around why something minimally invasive & primary tumour shrinking ( like ablation ) wouldn’t still be offered.
I’ll ask again at my next doctor appt. The last appointment was with the surgeon & a very abrupt “it’s spread now, there is nothing I can do, goodbye” type thing, and I felt I was caught flat footed not knowing what to say, so I want to understand a bit better for next time.
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Can an HCP explain why metastatic cancer is treated so differently to regular cancer?
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CancerCarousel · 18/09/2018 15:03
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