Can someone live through cancer?
960644
If you are asking if someone who has cancer can die of old age versus the cancer ... that answer is yes.  Cancer will make you sicker and age quicker so it is harder to pin point the cause of death.
373436
yeah, there is a good chance that you can cure cancer. to me, anything is possible. you just have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
235168
Well this is a loaded question. My mother passed away last Sept. from breast cancer that had metastasized to her lungs and esophagus. My father died two years ago from cancer also. Both did chemo and all it did was make their last days on earth awful. I had thyroid cancer last year. I personally will never do chemo. I sincerely think that in 20 years or so we will speak of how barbaric it was. If you are not too far advanced, I would say eating as healthy as you can, no meat or dairy. Alternative medicines and such would also be my choice. I think it is up to the individual though. You have to remember that doctors make money off of chemo and the like. Research, research research!!!
548820
I'm not sure if any doctor has cured it because there is no cure for cancer, yes we can kill it, remiss it but cure it? I don't know about that because the virus is still out there and living in people.\n\nWith blood cancer, the stem cells, bone marrow, and newer chemo's can remiss it and there is a chance that the person could always be living with cancer like people live with diabetes or asthma.\n\nHere is a link to a good reference site:\n\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/blood-cancer-transplants0101
1174825
Yes, it's very possible. They should have made a biopsy to see if it is cancerous. If it isn't then she could go through her whole life with that tumor. The surgery in this case is optional. Also there might be veins or other critical organs that could prevent doctors from removing the tumor.
929311
Please speak to her oncologist about it.  He is the only one who can tell you what is going to happen and what the treatment options will be for her.  You can visit when your sister attends and ask all the questions you have then.\n\nGive your sister the most support you can because she really needs it and she'll appreciate it so much.  Cancer patients are so fragile and scared themselves so you need to be thinking about the future for them and letting them know how much you care and are excited to share it with them.\n\nFact is that cancer progresses in stages and the earlier it is discovered, the easier a time the patient will have either getting rid of it entirely or getting it under control:\n  \n- Getting rid of it entirely is difficult but could allow her to return to a pretty much normal life assuming an operation was successful at getting all the cancerous cells.  \n\n-Keeping it under control depends on a persons genetics and how they react to the drug treatments and can decrease life expectancy to only a number of years, although it can happen that a normalish life (outside the drugs/hormone treatment) could be possible.\n\nSorry for your news, cancer takes front and center stage whenever it appears.
561994
get to a doctor imediately, the longer u wait with cancer, the worse things get. Cancer is cured by early detection and treatment.
950591
Do not go by survival rates or statistics. They can be used as an overall tool, but you can not apply them to an individual. It just doesn't work that way.\n\nMuch depends upon an individuals overall health, age, the stage of the cancer, and the grade of the tumor. Much may also depend upon the skills of the oncologist, the ability of the patient to locate effective treatment options, and on lucky circumstances.\n\nYou can find survivors for all cancers, all stages, and all tumor grades . . people can beat the odds of their particular cancers.\n\nThat being said, you can find this type of information at the National Cancer Institute website. There is good information there about treatment options, diagnostics, and statistics:\n\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/head-and-neck/
662165
sure, but the correct answer depends of what type and stage of cancer. For some types of cancer only excision (surgery) is curative. Some types require both surgery and chemo. Others require a bone marrow transplant but no radiation. Relatively few cancers are treated only with radiation. You are asking a question with variable answers.
1009988
You would need a biopsy to know.  Cancer will kill you, so find out.  Caught early enough, surgery can cure a cancer.
21702
Well I'm not an expert, but I think it probably depends on the kind of cancer. my mom had bone cancer that spread to her brain, they removed the 3 tumors she had, and they didn't grow back, but new ones did form, probably because of the bone cancer. They gave her 9 months and she lived 2 years, just passed away November 8. apparently, if not for the bone cancer, she would have been fine after they removed the brain tumors.
809155
Cancer in all forms.  It claims so many lives everyday.  I am currently watching my Papaw die from this horrible disease.  His has metastasized to his entire body, and watching him waste away and lose weight, have so much pain, and suffer absolutely kills me too.  I have also had many other friends and family members suffer with cancer, including my mother who had breast cancer.  I pray every day that a cure will be found for it.
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.
1075523
It is up to her oncologist. Get a good one. Maybe she will be given radiotherapy. She should stop eating too much meat, do alot of deep breathing cos it seems cancer cells don't like and can't survive on oxygen but thrive on carbon dioxide. Take alot of fresh fruit juice (buy a juicer and start juicing). Take wheatgrass and more vegetables.  Read up on ovarian cancer on the internet.
808014
You can get cancer from living longer.  Compared with 200 years ago, far fewer of us die in farming accidents, or in childbirth, or from cholera, and one consequence of a rise in the average lifespan is more people die from cancer.  Your friend is falling victim to 'media hysteria' coupled with her own poor math skills.\n\nAbout 1 in 5 people get some kind of cancer in their lifetime, it's just a hazard of breathing.  Many of the chlorinated compounds used to treat water are suspected 'long-term exposure' carcinogens, but cancer at 80 beats dysentry at 15, doesn't it? \n\nLet her know she'll die a whole lot quicker if she drinks NO water, LOL!
392751
I'm not sure of 3 ways to get it but, as someone living with Cancer, I can assure you that there is no cure.  Just things that work for some people and not for others to varying degrees.
406848
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.