Survival By Stage Breast Cancer
Edwards – running with a dying wife, a doctors perspective…?
How do you feel about Edwards running when they know her time is limited? According to them, she has metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Edwards
I have cared for many patients with metastatic cancer, and their time is unfortunately quite limited.
From UpToDate (a respected review of the latest clinical data, written and edited by experts in each field:
“Prolonged survival — Despite the disappointing cure rate, treatment prolongs survival in women with metastatic breast cancer. The average survival duration for women treated for metastatic breast cancer has improved over the last 20 years [2,3], and is approximately 24 months”
http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/5162
I feel horrible for anyone with cancer, and I think it takes a lot of courage to face cancer every day. But does anyone have any concerns with her husband running? What do you think?
Maybe I’m just old and cynical but I think he was hoping to gain support because of the cancer. I feel less in favor of him for not automatically dropping out of the race to spend his time with his wife. Just a personal opinion.
breast cancer stage IV its spread to my lungs
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