can a person survive if they have bone cancer?
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Yes, depending on how far along the cancer is when it is found, and when treatment starts.  Not everybody survives this one.
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It totally depends on how people get treated for it, though attitude definitely helps.  Those who fight with knowledge and are able to laugh through the hard times seem to survive more.  I've seen people with lymphomas who are still going strong after 5-10 years.
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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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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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NO,  \nBUT WAIT IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CANCER !!!
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it can't do many things,\nseeing first hand i know that it can not diminish the will of the strong, the spirit of the faithful, the determination of the great.  it will not disrupt the love, compassion, fight, the daily smiles, and the wealth of courage.\ni have seen cancer take the lives of many, many too young to die, but in that most horrific war, i have found that cancer will not take them with out a battle, and in the end yes the cancer may have take them from us in the flesh but in the mind, hart and spirit they will live on forever.
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no, cancer can only attack living tissue. hair is not living tissue!
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Hi There, My dad had it, he was 81.  I had gotten a lot of info from the American Cancer Society.  Try this link: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp.  There is info there about trials and treatments.  On certain patients (not my dad) they can do chemo.  In Multiple Myeloma the symptoms can be treated, but there is no cure.  My dad received steroid treatment.  He had gotten radiation to a couple of really painful areas and it seemed to help him a lot.  Also he got blood transfusions when his blood count was off and that helped too.  He did end up going on dialysis because as the cancer eats the bone, calcium is released into the system and the kidneys can't handle too much calcium.  Sometimes patients receive stem cell transplants. Good luck to the patient & family.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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If you have advanced stomach cancer, your chance for recovery is poor. Whether the cancer has spread into your abdominal cavity is the crucial factor in predicting your outcome. The average survival time is usually less than 1 year, regardless of where the primary tumor was located. None of the available treatments seem to improve the survival time. Few people with these problems live 5 years. If your cancer is found at an early stage of development, your chance of long-term survival approaches 70%.
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yeah, there is a good chance that you can cure cancer. to me, anything is possible. you just have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
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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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Cancer can be Cured if its treated in the Early stages AND the patient has will power to fight cancer.\n\nI've come across people who survived cancer and people who lost out and those were the two factors that differentiated them.
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Yes, my husband was cured of bone cancer with no treatment.  The nurse even told him he was one of the very few that had medical proof that the good Lord healed him.
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Never heard of vitamin D for lung cancer..... everyone dies sometime of something....\n\nTell her to check out Tahitian Noni Juice @ www.tni.com\n\nYour body is WHAT you are IN, not WHO you are...\nNo fear.
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I've checked it out and cant find that specific answer, but i've found that out of 10 people diagnosed with cancer, only ONE will survive for a max of 5 years.\n\nIts the most Lethal worldwide, claiming over 3 million people a year.\n\nRead more about it in the source link ---->
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If you read what you've written (especially the first sentence), you'll see that you've answered it yourself.  Cancer is CANCER...and it's "cancer of..." whatever organ happens to have cancer.\n\nI mean, if your brain has cancerous cells growing in  it, then you've got brain cancer, and if your bones have cancer growing in them, then you've got bone cancer. So, naturally, if the lower end of your gut has got cancer growing in it, then you have colon cancer...or colorectal cancer.\n\nWhy should you be concerned--about cancer ANYWHERE in your body?  Because cancer can kill you.  AAMOF, 1/4 of all deaths in the USA are caused by one form of cancer or another.\n\nSo the #1 reason to care is that you probably don't want to die any earlier than you have to.\nAnd  #2 is that you don't want to have to go through a lot of pain and dysfunction in that part of your anatomy before you die.\nAnd #3 is that, if you do turn out to have colorectal cancer, they'll remove that part of your body, and then your feces get emptied directly into a bag.  Most people are not exactly thrilled about that prospect.
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Eighty-one percent of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer patients survive at least 1 year after diagnosis. For all stages combined, the 5-year relative survival rate is 59% and the 10-year survival rate is 48%. These survival rates have not changed much in the past 20 years. If the cancer is found early, before it has spread to lymph nodes, the 5-year relative survival rate is around 82%. If it has spread to lymph nodes, the relative 5-year survival rate drops to 51%. \nThe treatment options for people with oral and oropharyngeal cancers are surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy either alone or in combination, depending on the stage of the tumor. After the cancer is found and staged, your doctor will discuss treatment choices with you. It is important to take time and think about all of the choices. In choosing a treatment plan, factors to consider include your overall health, the type and stage of the cancer, the chances of curing the disease, and the impact of the treatment on functions like speech, chewing, and swallowing.