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Anonymous wrote:Charles would have had every screening imaginable and regular doctor visits. I highly doubt he’s stage iv anything, and even if he’s not responding to treatment now, he’s got lots of options still.
I guess you’ve never known anyone with an unexpected stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Some cancers are very aggressive.
I don’t know anyone with asymptomatic stage 4 cancer. There would have been some signs for him, and if there were signs — even if he ignored them or just recognized them retrospectively — there would be plenty of ways doctors would have picked up on it. At the very least, unexplained weight change.
I don’t think he’s special. I do know he’s a billionaire though.
What?? Consider yourself lucky. Pancreatic cancer is almost always silent through stage 4 diagnosis. As is often ovarian. Inflammatory breast cancer another. And I know two people diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer who had no symptoms - both under age 50 and one of whom was very fit and athletic.
+1 My dad had cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the bile ducts). There’s no regular screening for it, it’s somewhat rare, and often by the time someone has symptoms for a doctor to investigate, the cancer has already spread. It’s also aggressive. My dad had no change to his weight, no change in his appetite, no change in his color, no change in his energy levels, and saw his doctor regularly. He was still very physically active and strong. He suddenly had back pain. He was prescribed anti inflammatory medication and pain medication. The following week, the pain was so intense, he went to the emergency room. A scan was ordered and the ER doctor realized my dad was riddled with cancer. It turns out it was all over his digestive system and even in his lungs. He died 45 days later. This cancer typically is found in men over age 60.