Esophageal Cancer Drug

My father was just diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus and has a mental illness and is a lot. He said he was taking morphine for his cancer he has known for about five days now. He says he'll also be able to get chemo treatments five days a week for three months and can not have two years to live. Is that the right sound? At what stage of the cancer they bring these drugs? I saw a month ago and he said that his sore throat and it can not always talk too much but he did not keep the bed of pain.

Cancer can cause severe pain. Morphine is often given an analgesic for cancer pain, because it is well tolerated with chemotherapy and does not cause stomach bleeding and the pain relievers for another reason. Since morphine is actually used for pain, it can be introduced at any time the patient complains of pain - so yes, it sounds right - if it can or can not be true of your father.

Chemo 5 days a week like most is usually administered for treatment - they usually give him once a month (every 3 weeks) with other treatments. It may, however, on any system that proscribes that often. It can also be thought of radiotherapy.

Your best bet is to ask your doctor what treatment regimen is and do not rely on its reports. They say usually the immediate family which treatment the patient takes. You can also inform the hospital that your father is mentally ill, for his own benefit and for theirs. If they know it is not reliable, they can suggest an attorney or a patient advocate for him. There are legal issues, they may wish to discuss with you.

Morphine is prescribed for extreme pain and I knew a man who had lung cancer and was taking morphine. I would say it is likely that cancer of the esophagus is very painful and so is chemotherapy.