A relative has been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer. He does not want treatment. How long can he expect to live without any treatment?
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It is very hard to state this without more information.. It depends on how aggressive the cancer is, how undifferentiated the cells are (i.e. how unlike normal cells they are), if there are any metastases or not, and a fair amount of genetics, as well as random uncertainty. If a sample has been taken (a biopsy) then it is likely that the physician will get it staged by a histologist to determine how undifferentiated it is. Body scans may be required for determining any mets. Once this information has been collected, the doctor can make an approximation, but noone can tell for certain.
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My 57-year-old obese brother thought he just had pneumonia, and so did the doctor, so it was two weeks from diagnosis to death. (Should have been four or six weeks if they'd got the diagnosis right.) The good news was that it was so aggressive that toward the end he didn't even need morphine, just had to work very hard to breathe, lost awareness and then consciousness as his higher brain centers ran out of air, and finally his hindbrain wasn't getting enough oxygen even to keep himself breathing.
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Being that cancer is a very unique form of life, and gets it oxygen from sugar, it depends on how much sugar he eats. Almonds have a type of sugar that can release Cyanide into cancer cells when broken down. This sugar molecule is so complex that the rest of your body cannot break it down, so it is safe. This is usually only affective if it is taken before you have cancer(3 to 4 almonds per day). Sweets are out if he wants to live longer, and if he eats an alkalizing diet it may extend his life. These are factors to consider in answering this question. His attitude is also a big factor.
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