Re: cancer stricken family member
Althoguh all cancers are staged differently, that is cancer of lung will be staged different from cancer of stomach for example but in general stage 4 cancer is one which has "seeded" or metastacized to a location in body far from teh origin of cancer. If such matastasis is only in one place, and both the metastasis and primary tumour can be removed surgically, the person has a chance of cure, ofcourse usually he/she will also receive chemotherapy.
Terminal cancer is the one where there is no hope of any form of treatment to work.
So stage 4 patients can be any where from a curable cancer to terminal cancer.