how long does somebody usually live with brain cancer?
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I'm so sorry but there is no definitive answer.  It depends on so many things:  type of cancer (some types spread faster than others...and I am not referring to lung, bone, etc cancer...I mean specific type), whether or not treatment is being done, the person's desire to live (many live much longer than they should due to fighting hard and their belief in a higher power), etc.\n\nAll you can do is make each day count...live each day to the fullest and enjoy it wholeheartedly.  I'm so sorry.
545846
without dying you mean? depending on the person..maybe 2 weeks..maybe.
1075253
I work in cancer research, so I know a bit about the statistics.\n\nIt will depend on the stage at diagnosis.  If it's stage I or II, it's possible.  Stage III is unlikely, and stage IV has a very poor prognosis - usually those who are diagnosed at stage IV only have a few months to live.\n\nI hope that this person has had an early diagnosis - cancer is a horrible thing - I wish your friend the best.
918106
I don't think they live long enough to get cancer, the average house fly only lives for 17 days, but who knows? maybe they do, I just don't think anyone out there is doing any studies on it
1142103
Adult brain tumors are diseases in which cancer (malignant) cells begin to grow in the tissues of the brain. The brain controls memory and learning, senses (hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch), and emotion. It also controls other parts of the body, including muscles, organs, and blood vessels. Tumors that start in the brain are called primary brain tumor.its based on where the tumor is located.
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Yes I do. They tell everyone that when you have skin cancer you will live longer if you get surgery and chemotherapy. I have not found that to be true. My aunt, uncle and a friend all had it and all died not long after getting those treatments. My dad has it too. He refused to get the treatments and is still living this very day and gets around just as good as he did back then. He has had it for 33 years.
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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.
804037
going to my neurologist for my checkup every six months and finding out that the brain cancer is still in remission
11950
Unfortunately, the human brain has only a fixed number of brain cells even though some experts say that we use only about 10%.  If we lived forever, we would either run out of brain cells or have to recycle them some way; in which case we would become a different "person" that what we started out as.  There is a fable about a woman who wished to live forever; and so she did, growing older and more wrinkled and senile as she went, until she wished that she could die.  A normal life starts at infancy and progresses through childhood, adolescence, young adult, middle age, elder and senior citizen.  Are you sure that you could live forever in the category of your chosing?   Be careful what you wish for.  you may get it!  Good luck.
1124342
Depends on how bad the attack is, my grandad lived for another 13 yrs after his attack. It also depends on how strong your heart is too i spose.
188903
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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The most advanced form is Stage IV which has a very low survival rate—only about 5 percent of those diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer will survive for five years. The overall five­year survival of all patients with ovarian cancer, regardless of stage, is about 30 percent.
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The 5-year-survival rate is a statistical way of looking at the death rate in a cancer. You can look it up online (I have to say, it is a rather depressingly low number) but please keep this in mind: It cannot tell you anything about your daughter's individual chances since statistics only deal with groups.\nSome people can die from othe stage 2 cancer in 6 months, others will live with a stage 4 cancer for 10 years. \nYour best bet is an honest discussion with the oncologist but always keep in mind, noone can give you an absolute number. They just don't know. How you react to treatment, how fast the cancer grows - it is different for different woman.\nMy mother died last year of ovarian cancer, between diagnosis stage IV and death were only 9 months. In this time we just did our best to be there for her, helped her with everyday work as much as possible, talked to her when and about what she wanted - including death. Towards the end  we all put our lifes on hold while hers ran out, just to be there for her. Most people aren't lucky enough to be able to do this. But she was very grateful to have her family to rely on. I don't believe this is much of a comfort for you. \nI wish you and your daughter the very best of luck.
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I'm going to post an answer I wrote for a similar question many weeks ago - I hope it helps:\n\n"...is she going to die?"\n\nI can't help you with the average survival time. Doctors and Cancer Research Center websites can give you all of the specifics. I can tell you, however, not to get bogged down with statistics. Statistically speaking, the chances may be low. But you can't focus on the numbers.  My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma almost 6 years ago.   Them he was diagnosed with testicular cancer about a year and a half ago.  If we would have listened to survival 'statistics' either time, he would have been dead in spirit before he even started treatment.  Make sure you and your mom stay focused on complete healing.
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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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Five years is the 'norm' but with today's treatments I think the outlook is much better. I am in my third year of remission - I don't consider myself cancer-free but I am optimistic that I am probably healthier than a lot of people out there who have never even been diagnosed, lol. I think one's state of mind goes a long way toward recovery.
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Yes, it does seem that the majority of pediatric brain tumours occur in children between 5 and 8 years of age. In most cases, there is no clear cause, and it is also very difficult to predict which children will get brain tumours in the general population. The link below provides reputable information about prevalence of brain tumours in children (Canadian stats), and reviews some of the current information available about possible causal factors. Hope this helps.