from wikipedia it was a rare cancer that began in the appendix but spread quickly through out the body.
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Her cancer originated in the appendix, although she eventually died of colorectal cancer.\n\nAudrey Hepburn's son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, had this to say about his mother's cancer: "...her primary was in the appendix, and I guess that's too sharp a corner for those cameras to see it. And it didn't develop as a tumor mass. It developed sort of like a vellum that encased her entire intestine."
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each case is individual. There are no current stats on reoccurence of this type of tumour.
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Appendicitis isn't caused by the salad alone, it was caused by other factors, don't worry about what food you eat, it is rare you will contract any disease.
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There is too much variability to make an intelligent answer to your question, I'm afraid.  With some drugs and some tumors, the death rate is almost the same as for a healthy person of the same age and gender.  With others, it's substantially higher.  Also, many of the regimens used now involve a complex mix of multiple drugs at assorted intervals.\n\nTo complicate things yet further, the answer differs for almost every sort of cancer.  Seminomas have a 95% or better survival rate at 5 and 10 years; other cancers, for example small cell carcinoma of the lung, have less than a three year median survival, last I checked (and I'm no specialist in the field)\n\nComplicating this even more, a lot depends on how advanced the cancer is when it is spotted.  If an adenocarcinoma of the colon is found on colonoscopy, and the polyp is removed with no evidence of spread, well, your outlook is a whole lot better than if the adenocarcinoma of the colon is discovered by spread to the elbow, and it's all over everywhere else, too.\n\nNo intention of being rude, but your question is comparable to asking how common it is for a mammal to die...  There is just too much variation to give an honest answer.
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Please do not dismiss this complaint. I do not want to scare you but I don't know how else to make you take this seriously. Take him back to the doctor and insist on a complete physical.\n\nThere is an extremely rare childhood cancer of the abdomen called desmoplastic small round cell tumor. It predominately strikes boys and young adults and occurs as multiple masses within the abdominal cavity. Feel his tummy all over for lumps or anything hard. If you find something, get him to his doctor today. Family doctors can miss this type of cancer because it is so rare. They can also misdiagnose the cancer because there may be few or no symptoms. \n\nAs I've said, this is a rare cancer but you need to find out exactly what is going on with him. It needs to be checked out, just to be sure.\n\nDSRCT patients\nhttp://www.dsrct.com/patients.htm\n\nI didn't listen to my son when he was complaining about similar symptoms. When he was finally diagnosed  he was already a stage IV.
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My friend had benign tumors that grew in her arms. Go see a doctor!
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could be pregant, appendix  maybe is infected possibly gall bladder. YOu might have stones in their somewhere.
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The gowth rate is concerning. I'm taking for granted he has had either a needle or open biopsy of the nodule. If not he should have one to determine what exactly it is you are dealing with. Speed is of the essence here! Has he had any other exams, such as CT or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis or brain? Once the biopsy is returned those exams may be ordered, don't be suprised if they are! If he has had the biopsy, and it is malignant, ask what options there are for treatment, chemo and radiation or just chemo or just radiation, and if there is metastasis to any other areas?
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What kind of cancer did he have to start with?  There are people nowadays living with cancer.  My father's friend Tony is an example.  Tony was diagnosed with 6 months to live, terminal cancer.  He pushed for chemo anyhow and is still here 8 years later and the cancer spread to the colon and pancreas and started in the lung.  He has to be on maintenance chemo every 4 months to control it but he is living with cancer like people live with any illness.  Don't give up hope.  Depending where the cancer is, part of the liver if it's in the left lobe can be removed and he can still function with part of his liver.  He could also be eligible if push came to shove for a transplant from a relative.
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i had to have surgery to remove some abnormal cells but it didn't turn into full blown cancer. They got it just before it turned in to cancer.
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In adults, probably the thymus.\nThe Appendix is an organ, perhaps that.
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It's probably a stomach ulcer or appendicitis(or however it's spelled)
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Unexplained tiredness, bleeding, swelling or weight loss all can point to cancer.  Aside from that he's safe.
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Any of various malignant neoplasms characterized by the proliferation of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissue and metastasize to new body sites.
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it could be cancer. My father had it once...ti was a cancer. If you cannot see it, youve cought it FAST and EARLY
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I am not a doctor (just been around them alot lately) so I'm not entirely sure. But, my son had stage IV intra-abdominal sarcoma so I'm familiar with some of the words here.\n\nI would suspect that this refers to metastatic spred (tumor implants or seeding) into the abdominal cavity. (the omentum appears hardened indicating 'seeding' of tiny nodules or tumors).\n\nYou should ask your oncologist though.\n\nStay strong.
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My Grandfather died about two weeks ago.  He had a melanoma removed from his skin a few years ago, but it was already in his blood.  He had his lymph nodes on his right side removed.  While they were there they found some cancer growing in in left lung.  He had most of that removed about a year ago.  He made what looked to be a full recovery before he suffered "stroke like" symptoms.  He went to to hospital where they found cancerous tumors in his brain which had ruptured and were bleeding into his brain.  He died about three days later.