I know a lil boy who has cancer ( had a 25% chance of living) and is now doing wonderfully. Some say it was?
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If they took him off the medicine, how long would he survive?  People praying has an effect of renewing his strength to live on, but other than that, it's all a matter of faith.\n\nSchneb I don't understand your query.  My point is simply that if you took him off the medicine he'd be a gonner.  I cannot ascertain the psychological power of prayer without data.
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Listen with an open mind and give him a lot of support while he's going through the chemo. Everyone finds their own source of strength when dealing with a major medical crisis. I would say to just be there for him and try to be as understanding as possible. If you have a conversation where you feel like you can put in your opinion, do it. He won't want you to act differently or treat him differently than you usually do. I've been through cancer with my Mom, Dad, brother and sister and everyone deals with it in a different way. The best advise I can give is to be there and continue to treat your friend as normally as possible. He needs all of his friends to be there for him right now.
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It depends on the size and how advanced the tumor is but the fact the doctor is operating is a very good sign because he/she wouldn't if he/she didn't think your friend would make it.
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Unfortunately there is no one who can say for sure whether or not your friend will survive this cancer.\nthere are alot of places that you could research to find out the statics and survival rates for people with this kind of cancer. American Cancer Society, John Hopkins Research Hospital are a couple.  the better half of her having cancer is that at her age AML is the better of leukemia's to have. The very best thing that you can do for her is just be there, be there to listen whenn she needs you too, be there when she needs a helping hand, and always keep an open mind.  being patient is always good too, you have to remember whe things happen that are not expected that doctors, nurses and anyone else involved in her care are just human and do the very best they can, but sometimes the body does things that are not expected even to them.\ni wish you and your friend the very best of luck.\ni hope that all will work out for her.
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I have heard that she has cancer. I'm not sure what type but that is what has been going around. Whatever it is, I hope she gets better. That's seems like too much pain for a parent to bear.
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I know that cancer can spread, but breast cancer is one of the most successfully treated cancers there are so there is good reason for hope.\n\nMy wife had breast cancer 6 years ago.  Her are some things that were most encouraging for her and the things that were not encouraging.\n\nNot encouraging:\nThe endless suggestions that people gave us for natural medicine alternatives.  My wife is a nurse, she wanted to use things that were proven, not an experiment.\n\nPeople who tried to convince her that they could identify with her but really had never experienced anything like what she was going through.\n\nPeople who offered the "cosmic answer" to why she was going through this.\n\nWhat helped:\nWe had a lady who offered to bring meals over the day after she went though chemo.  This was very appriciated.\n\nWe had a family who gave my wife a cleaning service that came in once a week and cleaned.  This was appriciated.\n\nI made a commitment never to leave the house in the morning unless everything was cleaned up and put away.  My wife can't rest in a messy house and I think this made a difference.\n\nLot's of listening, but also lot's of initiating conversation about normal everyday circumstances.  When you have cancer, lot's of people ask how's it going.  Answering this question a thousand times is very exhausting emotionally.  My wife loved it when someone came along and talked exclusively about what was happening with them and she didn't have to answer questions about herself.\n\nCards that express that you are thinking of this person without lines of optimizin from "rose colored glasses".  Simply "I'm thinking of you."  Is much more real and benificial than, "I know it'll all work out in the end."\n\nAlso, we have 3 kids.  My wife appreciated families who reached out to our children and gave them a place to talk about their emotional ups and downs through the process. Our son was a teenager at the time.  He rarely talked to us about what was going on and only asked one question.  What we found is that he was talking to the parents of a friend of his and getting support there.  Sure, we felt a little like we were out of the loop.  But the important thing is he found a safe place to process his emotions.  My wife found comfort in this.\n\nBest wishes
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Life expectancy is very short; only a couple of months.  My brother died of Lymphoma last year.  I'm so sorry about your FIL.  Let him know how much you love and appreciate him now.  But be careful to make it seem like he has a death sentence hanging over his head, unless he has accepted his impending fate.  My brother wouldn't accept that he was terminally ill until he took his last breath.  He became very upset if we behaved like he was a dying man.  Take care.
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Be there for her every step of the way. Its very hard going through chemo and radiation, my son has been battling cancer for the last year. The thing that helped him is his family and friends that have been there from day one, giving their love and support. Be there for her give her strength and courage. Pray, prayer is an awesome thing. Tell everyone you know to pray. Keep your faith and just give her lots of love and hope. Dont give up, I know its very hard, the worst thing for her and your family is to give up. Keep fighting cancer is beatable. Its not the end of the world there are so many cancer survivors out there. I will keep you all in my prayers, Take Care and God Bless.
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He came from the desire of ancient man to outlive death.\n\n\nWe are doing fantastic. My little girl is just about to start walking, and I am looking forward to starting a new job in about 2 months. How about yourself? How is your son doing?
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I know of two other people who had this operation due to cancer and neither one of them survived very long after. They were not related and they did not have the operation at the same hospitals.\nThe thing is that people some times forget when the doctor tells them that the risks of the operation are-------- and maybe 30% chance of survival---the next question being for how long? Lung cancer is a terrible disease. I,m so sorry to hear this distressing news.
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you can get students together and have a car wash...donating the money to his type of cancer research or better yet to help with the bills. you can call the bank and ask them what it takes to set up an account just for him.\n\nyour very thoughtful. cancer treatment is expensive. every little bit of money raised would help. \n\nwhile they are washing cars, you can do a documentary for him...it will not only show how positive he has touched your lives, but it will show him how much you care.\n\ngood luck...prayers your teachers way.
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15 1/2 years ago my 16 month old grandson went into a coma and the doctors after two months said he would be a vegetable for the rest of his life he was blind and paralized he was on life support and they said he would not live very long.  what they found was a blood tumor in the middle of the back of his brain that was unoperable.  I and my daughter had sat day and night with this little doll and our love was great but our faith in god was greater.  I left the room that day and went to the chapel and told the lord just how much i loved him and knew just how much he loved me and that he said he would never put on my shoulders more than I could bear.  I asked the lord for my grandsons health  back I asked the lord to heal my baby. I thanked the lord for answering my prayer because I knew that he had.  I went back to the room and sat by my baby and watch for the healing with faith.  my daughter was with me and then it came I said stef it looks like his eyes are moving under the tape she ran and got the nurse the nurse ran and got the brain surgeon and within one hour he was being run thru the cat scan the tumor was recabsorbing into the body  at a very fast rate.  Dr. Hutch said it was a miracle because there was only three children in the united states with this tumor and it was rare and none had ever revived from it but today Garrett is a healthy 16 year old and doing very well.  God is great and greatly to be praised because that is not the only miracle he has performed in my life.  You just have to praise him and thank him and he'll do anything for you because he love you more than himself.
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yes. i had colon cancer stage 4. had surgeries, went thru 6 mo chemo, its like anything else negative you dont give in to it. you pray and have faith and live to the fullest day to day. i'm cancer free now for 1 1/2 year. i refuse to cry whine or be scared. maybe thats why i'm still alive!
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Really sorry to hear about your Dad....It depends on the severity of the cancer and the treatments he recieves. \n\nAll the best !!
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The child should be treated by a pediatric oncologist, pediatric team, in a children's hospital.\nThey are your best guide through the cancer maze as your question is vague. Your doctor should be able to give you advice and various treatment options on what steps to take.\n\nGood luck.
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My heart goes out to you and your sister.  People DO survive lung cancer.  Taking chemo is a tough decision to make, it can destroy the quality time you may have left IF  hers is NOT in a curable stage.  Most doctors WILL give honest answers IF the patients ASK:  Is my cancer curable?  What are my chances of surviving with surgery only?  What are my chances of surviving WITH and WITHOUT chemo? Or  WITH and WITHOUT radiation?\nShe might need you to go with her to ask these questions, (I encourage you to WRITE DOWN your questions, and let the doctor SEE you have a list of questions...) for the support, and so you can reaffirm what she was told.   An amazing number of people are unable to clearly remember and process the info they are given when the disease is life-threatening.  If you were with her, and later she can't quite recall the information, you could gentley help her work through the answers.\n Encourage her to get second opinions if she feels she needs more information.  Not EVERY form of cancer, not EVERY patient is good candidate for chemo.  Chemo can often cause more life ravaging consequences than the cancer itself.  I can understand her hesitancy in NOT jumping into chemotherapy.  Please do not let anyone make her feel like a "quitter" or guilty for NOT choosing chemo IF HERS IS not curable.  Perhaps she will choose to focus her fight on maintaining her dignity, independence, and quality of life as long as she is able to- IF HERS IS NOT IN A CURABLE STAGE.  \nSometimes radiation and other cancer treatments are given as a palliative measure, meaning it will not CURE the cancer, but hopefully if can keep the tumors from causing decreasing function of of organs in the chest, or from causing increased pain.\nIf it IS treatable, and if it IS a stage of cancer that will repond to surgery, chemo, and radiation, etc, it may make it easier for her to bear the treatments if she knows she DOES have a chance to survive.  She has a right to that information about her own particular stage of cancer before she makes the choice. Take care, I wish you both well.
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Although divorced now, when I was married we just had our first child. Shortly thereafter, my father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He stuck it out with us for two years. As his time approached, everyone knew and my wife (at the time) gathered with her brother and mother at his bedside. I stayed home with our son. That night at about 11:30 he passed. About 1:00 am that morning, I awoke to hear our little son talking in his room. This went on for about 20 minutes. Then quiet. I fell back to sleep, and upon awakening in the morning went to get my son. When I did, I asked him about his talking last night. He said yes, he was talking to Pa pa. I cringed and said what! He repeated, he was talking to Papa. I said where was Papa. He pointed to the window in his room! I was in a cold sweat, and didn’t know what to say!\nSuffices to say, from that point on, I believe there is more death than we can know!\nThis is a true event!