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My sister has stage 4 ovarian cancer,

What is going on?  She has had 3 rounds of chemo - 8 hours each.  She now needs a feeding tube, and a colostomy bag.  Then they want her to have 3 more rounds of chemo...She is not part of a trial so I need help understand
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Hello, We are so very sorry to hear about your sister. How is she doing? We're sorry no one saw and answered your question in a timely matter. Did the readjust her treatment? The colostomy is something that does happen with this type of cancer due to removal of tumors. It bipasses the intestines and makes this easier on the patient as blockages can happen which can be quite dangerous. The feeding tube is either because she is having issues of eating or they are trying to ensure proper nutrition to keep her strong. Please let us know how she is doing.
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