If you have cancer, can you still...?
544500
Ofcourse.  Its not like they are dead.
767224
Oh believe me you will know.... there is several people in my family that have had it and some didn't make it but I know for sure that they were in pain with it and went to the doctor and was diagnosed.  There is lots of symptoms to Cancer ... go to a doctor and just get a check up if nothing else to ease your mind.  Good luck to you.
1060034
Sometimes treatment doesnt work. It didnt work on my dad, he passed away because of lung cancer.  But it did work for my mom, that is a breast cancer survivor.  So it's not up to us or the doctors who are the lucky ones that get to live.
127712
Hi Patz! I have really good news today and I'm glad that your question was still open.My mother was diagnosed with cancer almost a year ago and I was devastated by this news.This past months were by far the most difficult of my whole life! I've been living whith her and we had the opportunity to talk a lot,to became even closer than we already were.Yesterday,I took her to the doctor and he told us that her body is finally free of the cancer cells.I was so happy and so relieved! We know that this can came back any time but,for now,we are celebrating life! I can't think of better news!\nMoon :)
995580
Not at all-  any type of cancer is not transmittable from one person to another.  Now, if you have some type of infection it is possible to infect your partner, but that is it.
738423
Definitely. But you could also get a totally different type of cancer. Anyone can get cancer whether they smoke or not. The risk of getting cancer and being unhealthy is far greater if you smoke. One of the problems with smoking is that it involves your lungs. When a person has cancer, no matter which part of the body it might occur in, one of the areas that cancer can spred to is the lungs. Smokers will suffer more side effects if they have cancer. Struggling to breath can be painful.\n\nPeople with cancer have the best chances of fighting cancer if they are relatively healthy, have clear lungs, no secondary disease, excercise regularly, and eat healthy foods.  You cannot be relatively healthy if you are a smoker . . so you will always be at a higher risk.\n\nSmokers Lung\nhttp://www.csmngt.com/smokers%20lung.jpg\n\nHealthy Lung/Smokers Lung\nhttp://www.lungcolorado.org/images/ble_big.jpg
587106
If it's benign, you can have it surgically removed.\n\nIf it's malignant, depending on how big, you may have chemotherpay or radiation therapy, then surgery, or surgery with chemo and radiation afterwards, or any combination of treatments.\n\nIt gets complicated depending on tumor type, location, size, and if there are any metastasis.
984059
Yes.\nGod brought me through cancer this summer. I was diagnosed in May. I had to wait upon the Lord until early July when a surgeon removed my cancer and scraped around it to see if there was any left.. I had to wait upon the Lord again until the end of August when I heard the results from the surgeon. They were negative so  am cancer free with no need for chemotherapy or radiation thereapy. PTL!\n\nThe Lord brought to my attention a fun paid position in early September to which I applied. I got the position and am very happy there feeling that I am doing  ministry for the Lord as I feel it is His will for me for me to be in that position.\n\nToday the Lord kept me safe as I was driving about doing errands and shopping.
843664
Why don't you get it removed surgically.  You will be OK after a short while.  Moreover there is no need to worry about it being cancer.  Cheer up and request your doctor to remove it.
1049935
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
70801
I think you mean this: I am 17 and have been smoking for 3 years and have cancer,if I stop smoking will I stop having cancer? If that is what you mean then no,stopping smoking will improve your overall health and will make cancer treatments easier on your body but once you have cancer the only treatment is radiation and chemotherapy. But I do advise you to stop smoking.
1036792
Breast cancer or any other cancer does not hurt,Thats why  so many people die (they have no idea their sick).It only starts to hurt when its to late,If it was to late,You would have many more symtoms... Check with your Dr.
693026
yes you can get cancer anywhere, the cell if not treated right away will spread to other organs so say you get it in you lungs,the cells multiple throughout your body to your liver heart kidneys, causing renal failure hep c,liver failure, resp failure ect. so im rambling but the answer is yes
687965
Possibly.  First you need to consult a doctor. But meanwhile, you need to moderate intake of all kinds of PROTEIN.  This is no joke. The doctors never tell you this but protein is very hard for you body to digest when you have any type of cancer.  It makes your body work so much harder and the end result is your immunity goes down.\n\nI know this because I studied about cancer a while back.  One thing you might want to add to your diet is flax seed oil.  Also don't use white bleached sugar.  Horrible for your health in general.
1033624
I am in the early stages of cancer, at the last count i had Liver, Lung, Pelvic and Spinal Cancer. 12 months before i found out about this latest bout of this terrible disease i had Bowel Cancer which resulted in the removal of my lower bowel. There really wasn't time for me to have any feelings about the disease or for it to have any effect on my body, as i got rid of it pretty quick. I now have to wear a bag for the rest of my life (which, according to the Doctors, will be around two years). \nIn regards to this latest cancer, as i said, i am in the early stages, but i am noticing that my hair is starting to fall out due to the chemo, but that is all. When people that know me see me in the street, they comment about how well i look, but i am sure that will change as the disease takes control of my immune system and totally runs rampant through my body.
418923
Chemotherapy is not always used to treat cancer. It depends on the cancer you have and where it is. Sometimes surgery and radiation together are more then sufficient to irradiate the disease. A common myth about chemo is that you'll always lose your hair or be nauseated the whole time - but its not true in all cases. The best thing is to ask your doctor why you're on the chemo, what the side effects are, and has it been proven to help with the cancer that you have. Be an informed consumer and don't always assume the doctor has all the right answers.
515849
I think it might depend on what type of cancer it is. Breast cancer and prostrate cancer can run in the family. Not sure skin cancer is that way, though, or lung cancer. Your chances also go up depending on your lifestyle, like if you smoke or overweight. Don't take my word on it though, check with your physician, he/she should be able to give you a fairly good idea of your risk, and probably be able to tell you ways to lower your risk.