Thought I might try to see if anyone has international experience with CRC. My friends father-in-law who is Brazilian and lives there currently was just diagnosed with stage 4 CRC with bone mets. So far they are planning to do an ostomy surgery to relieve the perforated colon (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity). There hasn't been talk of treatment yet because he has lost a lot of weight and needs to gain his strength back, the family has been told he is terminal so far. His daughter lives in Seattle, so they are providing both emotional and financial support from the states.
Can anyone recommend resources for this family? I have so far offered advice on what types of questions to ask the oncologist ie: treatment plan, tumor marker testing, second opinions and such, but wanted to see what else they could be asking or doing during this time.