Can you have radiation therapy more than once in life if  cancer returns years later?
484691
Yes, but I would not. Radiation will just cause more pain and suffering, there are better alternatives. For more information on better cures visit the site below.
741035
So far, I've only survived it once.  But I heard it always comes back.  When I was at radiation, there was a lady there who was on her 6th NHL recurrence.  I had CHOP/R x 6 and 18 radiations. I wish you all the best.\nHere's the site with the best info:\nhttp://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls\nTake care!
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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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Yes but the receiving person cannot develop cancer from it.\nCancer is a condition where the cells in the human body become confused as to what their job is and as a result they start attacking the body laying waste to it.  Since her white blood cells are healthy(I'm assuming), they will recognize the strange cells as something that is not supposed to be there and kill them.\n\nIf the woman got cancer later on, it would have nothing to do with you.\n\nYou can relax.
970084
Well, what does your doctor say?  I mean you had cancer because you are on Tamoxifen so there are chances the cancer can return.
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Probably when your doctor removed the cancer from the stomach, he/she did tests to see if it had spread.  So the doctor would be the one to ask this.\n\nOften, after taking out the cancer, doctor's will put you on radiation and chemotherapy for a while to make sure if it did spread, it is killed off.\n\nI know 3 doctors who had the cancer removed and have lived greater than 10 years with no furthur cancer.\n\nAsk your doctor.  That is the one who know's the answer to your question!
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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.
974507
depends on how soon it's treated try the cancer centers of america they have good resources and high survival rates
561994
get to a doctor imediately, the longer u wait with cancer, the worse things get. Cancer is cured by early detection and treatment.
507863
Hard to say without more information regarding prior treaments (cisplatin/taxol?) A general rule in cancer treatment with chemotherapies is that the response time between treatments continues to get smaller and smaller (e.g. respond for 6 months, relapse, respond for 3 months, relapse, respond for 1 month...etc).  Good luck.
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It depends on the part of body affected by cancer and the grade and stage of the disease. If it is in the in the initial stage there is a possibility of curing it by the 3 known treatments - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.  Theoretically all these treatments cure the disease, but it is all only for extension of time limit. In advanced stages - Stage III and IV high dosage of chemo and radiation are given and the patients suffer a lot and  in fact more than the disease itself. In spite of this recurrence of the disease is noticed in most of the case. chances for complete cure in any stage appears bleak as -\nCANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA.
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Cancer, in whatever form, can strike at any age. Some people are just more likely to develop cancer more than others and little can be done about it. It's what of those illnesses that strike, without warning, and can change a person life in an instant.\n\nThe cell that has cancer can move all around the body and affect different parts.  The cell will grow and produce more infected cells along the way. Chemotherapy is an option for some, depending on severity. It is often a painful process and does not offer 100% guarantee to rid the body of the cancers cell.s\n\nYou really should look it up on the net to find out all the possible causes and symptoms to get a good overall idea.
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yes it can about 3 years ago. i had a mass on top of my hearth. it grows within 1 years when the time for surgery when they took the mass out it was 10 pound 6oz 7inch.it never can back. with god and prayer. im still cancer free thank god. what im trying to say. pray and ask god to help go to your church have them to pray over you.god bliss
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no as it cant kill previous cancer cells
78044
Yes, in theory cancer has existed since the beginning of life. It exists in almost all known species (in one form or another). Cancer, simply put, is when a cell loses its ability to regulate division, and begins dividing (reproducing) uncontrollably. This happens most often due to a genetic mutation in the DNA/RNA of the cell. Mutations can be caused by radiation (including UV rays), toxins in the environment, and many other mutagens.\n\nIt occurs more often in older people because they have usually been exposed to more of these mutagens throughout their lives than younger people. There is also a genetic component – if you inherited genes from your parents that were precursors to cancer, then it takes fewer mutations before getting a cancer cell.\n\nThis is also the most likely explanation for why there are so many different types of cancer today -- people live MUCH longer than they did even 50 years ago, and are therefore exposed to more cancer-causing mutagens in their lifetime. People are also (on average) having children much later in life, which makes it more likely to pass on genes that have more genetic mutations.
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NO,  \nBUT WAIT IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CANCER !!!
65628
yes you can and alot of it can come from the treatments you get, such as chemo and radation. one never knows how thier body will react to this stuff. i wish you and whoever it is your asking for all the best. get to a dietation for the best foods to eat