I've been a long time member of WebMD but it's been a long time since I've posted anything.
My brother was dxed with stage IV renal cancer which metasticized to his right lung, legs, spine, stomach, hips and I'm not sure where else but probably everywhere. His doc started him on a chemo pill but when he found the cancer had spread he was referred to another doc which started radiation therapy.
My question is, "Is radiation therapy only good for spot therapy or will it kill all the cancer cells? Will this prolong his life? Or will this therapy cure him? Is this treatment really a waste of time if it's true that once the renal cancer has spread to other organs and has metasticised?
He or his wife won't ask these questions and I hope maybe you can answer them for me.