Hello, my mum has advanced ovarian cancer. It has spread to the tubes leading to her kidneys, her liver, it is coated on her bowel and in her stomach. Her kidneys started failing last week and they put a stent in one of her kidneys however the other was too blocked to insert a stent. Every day I see her she is up and down. She has not eaten proprerly for at least 2 weeks and the hospital is now considering chemo. depending on how her one kidney operates. Do you think she will be able to go through chemo?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Your mother might be having cancer ovary with peritoneal metastasis. This is a fat covering in the abdomen and ovary cancer spreads to it which again causes the disease to reach stomach, kidneys and liver. However, the spread to liver and kidneys might also happen by blood route. For the kidneys, it is important to treat obstruction to urinary passage. This requires stent placement and if the other kidney is also blocked then stent should be put. Chemotherapy is a necessity in cancer patients. Loss of appetite is seen in many patients and this puts them at risk for chemotherapy complications. There is less choice for treatment because surgery cannot be done. Please give your mother proteins and food that she will eat. Her kidney requires attention. Please do not worry.