Is it possible for someone to 'WILL' a cancer out of his body???
609094
Some people believe that a person can be so in tune with their bodies, that they can heal themselves.  I have no idea whether or not it is possible....
443799
No.  Cancer is a genetically-based disease, and can be caused by exposure to chemical toxins, such as those found in cigarette smoke, but it is not communicable (i.e. you can't catch cancer from a person who has cancer in the way you can catch a cold from a person who has a cold).\n\nSome cancers ARE linked to viruses that can be spread, notably HPV, which is linked to cervical cancer.  But the relative risk of getting cancer this way is very low...much, much lower than the risk of getting cancer due to family genetics.
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
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.
1121753
Yes, and it may eventually casue skin cancer.  Proven fact.
704697
No. Not always. There are survivors in all cases of cancer and at any stage, including stomach cancer.\n\nI have a son diagnosed at 17 years old with stage IV abdominal cancer. His pediatric oncology team told us that they don't believe in statistics. That everyone is an individual and that no one, not even doctors can really know\nwhich patient will survive and which will not.\n\nSo, even though advanced stomach cancer or any advanced cancer is life threatening . . if the patient responds to treatment and is able to have the cancer surgically resected . . and they remain relatively healthy . . it is possible to survive.\n\nAnyway we hope so!!!
335441
I have a good friend this happened to, and they removed his thyroid.  Thyroid cancers tend to be confined to the thyroid, so the upside is removal is usually a complete cure.  The downside is, you have to take meds to replace whatever it is the thyroid is supposed to do, but that seems a fair trade for getting to keep breathing, doesn't it?\n\nHope it all works out for sis.  Lots of good info at this link:
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
836551
From what I learned of the disease some people can go as much as a decade without a single symptom, but most people fall ill before then. So yes i'm sure its possible but that person is lucky to have it progress so slowly.
983219
I doubt it!!    As soon as the liver is moved cells would be disturbed and would be more likely to shift to other parts of the body and grow there.  Even if the cancer was confined to teh liver its unlikely it would stay that way...;
1009988
You would need a biopsy to know.  Cancer will kill you, so find out.  Caught early enough, surgery can cure a cancer.
961045
It's not "natural chemotherapy" for the body. They cancer will still spread and do it's dangerous effect. However, a recently study done on prostate cancer patients found that if they ate more fruits and vegetables the cancer would spread at a slower rate. Their pretty sure that this is ture for other cancers but ti still needs to be tested.
761396
I have been there and done that.  I too had cancer on my back, and I waited to have it removed.  I guess I was waiting for it to go away or something.  I wish I had done something about it when it was still small, but on the other hand all cancers are not the bad kinds, but they do all grow and grow.  If left alone they will take over your body and that would be bad.  By the time I had it removed it ended up as a hole the size of a grapefruit in two places.  If I had waited any longer it would have grown around my spine and I would have been in real trouble.  I guess what I'm trying to tell you is; don't give it a chance to get a strong hold on you, and the longer you wait the worse it will be to get it all out.  They must cut, check, cut, check, and so on, until they have it all out.  This is a time consuming surgery, and it still could come back somewhere else even after you have it removed.  I just tank God I'm still alive, and I try to live each day as if it were my last day on earth.  Yeah, it made a different person out of me, but it is all for the better.  I now appreciate life, as I now know how fragile life is.  I hope this helps.  Good Luck!!!
1128759
removal and/or radiation usually help. Depends on many other factors of the individual. I wish him well and said a prayer for him.
783497
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
1098375
I had breast cancer and recovered using alternative medicine. There are no sure things however, and anyone, conventional or alternative, who promises you a sure cure is not telling you the truth. If you're willing to do your homework and be really, really proactive you will greatly improve your odds.\n\nYou want to make your body so healthy that cancer can't live in it. I put together some resources to help others with cancer, so they can see how many options they really do have, and make up their own minds about what they want to do. \n\nGod bless you, and take heart. While I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone, perhaps you can look on this as a fantastic opportunity for you to heal your life on many levels.
500043
LOL.  No cancer, but why would you do that anyway.  If your worried about getting rob, then take a self defense class in martial arts.  Good luck with that.