if you learned you have cancer, will you seek treatment or not to prolong your life for another 5-10 years?
90269
Yes, only because I have a 4 year old son.
994625
I think we do have a cure for cancer, but people are soo greedy for money that they don't put it out. Cuz like...a cure would be a one time treatment, but to slow down symptoms like we do now, you need to continuously keep buying medicines and stuff. So in the long run, they make more money that way.
808014
You can get cancer from living longer.  Compared with 200 years ago, far fewer of us die in farming accidents, or in childbirth, or from cholera, and one consequence of a rise in the average lifespan is more people die from cancer.  Your friend is falling victim to 'media hysteria' coupled with her own poor math skills.\n\nAbout 1 in 5 people get some kind of cancer in their lifetime, it's just a hazard of breathing.  Many of the chlorinated compounds used to treat water are suspected 'long-term exposure' carcinogens, but cancer at 80 beats dysentry at 15, doesn't it? \n\nLet her know she'll die a whole lot quicker if she drinks NO water, LOL!
960644
If you are asking if someone who has cancer can die of old age versus the cancer ... that answer is yes.  Cancer will make you sicker and age quicker so it is harder to pin point the cause of death.
136430
There is the possiblity that radiation and/or chemotherapy might slow down the progression, maybe even surgery if the tumor can be reached and is small enough to make the surgery worth while.  Much depends on how invasive the cancer is in the brain and elsewhere in the body.  Sometimes a known metastatic tumor may not have spread elsewhere in it's early detection.  \n\nThere are several different factors to consider.  Can the brain tumor be treated for cure or to prolong quality life?  What other areas has the cancer spread to if any?  The oncologist can give you the best answers of how invasive the cancer is and if there is anything to be done.  The person with the cancer has to make the decision to accept or deny possible treatment based on the information and the prognosis.  The people who love and care about this person should abide by the decisions made.  If the cancer is prognosed terminal in weeks or months, then Hospice at home or in a hospice facility is a wonderful choice for patient and family support.
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Let's see ...\n\nOver 1 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. Do you want to be one of these people?\n\nThe effects are anti-aging and yes, skin cancer (Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas) which left untreated can ultimately lead to death.\n\nBut you'll be tanned.\n\nThe cons far outweigh the pros, my dear.
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Not currently, however there are treatments and preventative measures. \n\nA cure means you will be completely absolved of the problem forever.  \n\nA treatment is a management. Like chemo can rid a person of cancer for awhile but there's still a chance it will come back. \n\nCancer happens on a cellular level so it's going to be a tough one to find a 'cure' for.  \n\n(Quoted)\nCancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy or other methods. The choice of therapy depends upon the location and grade of the tumor and the stage of the disease, as well as the general state of the patient (performance status). A number of experimental cancer treatments are also under development.\n\nComplete removal of the cancer without damage to the rest of the body is the goal of treatment. Sometimes this can be accomplished by surgery, but the propensity of cancers to invade adjacent tissue or to spread to distant sites by microscopic metastasis often limits its effectiveness. The effectiveness of chemotherapy is often limited by toxicity to other tissues in the body. Radiation can also cause damage to normal tissue.\n\nBecause "cancer" refers to a class of diseases, it is unlikely that there will ever be a single "cure for cancer" any more than there will be a single treatment for all infectious diseases
177741
it will probably harm your health as it will cause you to get cancer
753542
NO,  \nBUT WAIT IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CANCER !!!
1077164
No person should have to go through that. There has to be something that can be done for the patient. That does not sound normal, especially after 8 years- that could possibly cause other medical complications if it hasn't already. They should see their physician. If he doesn't help, get a second opinion.
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Helps both the doctor and the patient plan the method of treatment or to know what to expect.\n\nWithout statistics, how else could a doctor tell a patient... for e.g. you have about 3 months to live... these types of statements are all based on statistics.\n\nOf course however, there are exceptions. Know of a lady who has cancer and was told 2 years ago that she had 3 months to live as her cancer was in advanced stage. BUT, she's still alive now. I think it's a miracle and due to her mental strength to fight the problem - meditation.
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I'm sure their are. Just because you have cancer doesn't mean you quit living, Look at Lance Armstrong. I'm a cancer survior my self. If you have cancer don't give up.
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If the operation prolongs life, even by a year or two, then yes. I'd also seek a 3rd and even 4th opinion. Are you the person with the cancer? Whoever it is, I'm deeply sorry. I know what it's like to have that horrible disease in the family. You'll come to the right decision and remember, sometimes miracles do happen. The very best of luck to you and yours
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Well I'm not an expert, but I think it probably depends on the kind of cancer. my mom had bone cancer that spread to her brain, they removed the 3 tumors she had, and they didn't grow back, but new ones did form, probably because of the bone cancer. They gave her 9 months and she lived 2 years, just passed away November 8. apparently, if not for the bone cancer, she would have been fine after they removed the brain tumors.
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I know how you feel. I didn't know what to do when I found out about my mothers cancer. I was very busy and did not spend enough time with her as well. I now appreciate the quality time I spend with loved ones more than ever. Thankfully I have found something to help my mother, I hope it can help you, too!\n\nI am currently in the Bahamas with my Mother who has Terminal Lung Cancer. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really neat. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There were 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life, the returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10 even 18 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my Mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting. \n\nMy mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation.\n\nI have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.\n\nThe clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.\n\nUS doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss. \n\nThe stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.\n\nI would also like to tell you about another lady staying at the house we are staying at, she is 86 years old and has breast cancer. She arrived at the clinic the same day we did and is doing very well. Her immune system continues to improve and she gained 2 pounds since last week. She is absolutely thrilled with this treatment and knows that it is helping her.\n\nPlease whatever you do, research first. \n\nOne very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com\n\nGood luck!!
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I think it kinda would... as long as you didn't find it till the perfect time.  Like, if it showed up a year or two before the date.  That way, you'd live your life to the absolute fullest.  You'd take chances, have fun, and just ENJOY.  I really think that would make life easier.  Plus, there's no worry about dying because you already know when you're gonna die.  So life threatening illnesses or injuries won't worry you.
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I dont want to alarm you.  But my mother had breast cancer and it spread into her bones after being told 4 years earlier that she was cancer free.  After her dignosis in May of 2003, sadly it took intill Dec of 2004 to kill her.  She was only 49.  They tried everything from chemo to radiation.  They even had her on a hormone pill but the cancer had just spread so much.  I am really sorry about your friend my heart goes out to her.  I would find out what stage she is in.  My mother was in stage four so there was really not much they could do.  Through the treatments they provided it did prolong her life for a year and half after given a timeline of 6 months.  And again I am truly sorry about your friend.