hi,  My mother under went a surgery for ileanial obstruction before 9 months,and on suspicion we had given her chemeotherapy for 5 months after operation,again she is getting pain in her abdoman ,we had done ct scan and now w came to know that she is in the 3rd stage of cancer?can you pls suggest me the further course of treatment here in bangalore
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Cancer in third stage can have a better prognosis for your mother if they have given her chemotherapy on earlier occasion. Please take her to a tertiary cancer institute like Kiddie memorial institute of oncology in the government or Bangalore institute of oncology in the private sector. Please take her old slides for review and also the CT scan report because this will decide the treatment. In third stage cancer, patients might survive for 3 to 5 years or even more if treatment is started early so that the progress of cancer can be controlled. Please give her adequate nutrition and also give her support to fight the disease. She might require pain relief. Please do not worry.