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Old 03-23-2007, 10:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Bone mets?????

First of all I'm a nurse who posts here often so I'm not looking for medical advice just an idea of what to expect with this disease

I do labor & Delivery, psych and addiction treatment - but I don't know much of anything about cancer.

My dad had colon cancer that was treated with surgery and chemo last year. Treatment seemed to go well and initial follow-ups showed no return of the cancer. Just this week he went in for a follow-up and they found Bone mets. He (dad) said he was told there's not much they can do. He's not really interested in more Chemo and I respect his decision. What I really would like to know is whats the progression for a pt who refuses anything but palliative care, are we talking months or years? Of course I'm going to be doing a lot of reading on this topic in the next few days.

Any info would be appreciated
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