2006-10-22 13:10:48 · 11 answers · asked by L 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I would suggest that you read the article by Stephen Jay Gould titled 'The Median isn't the Message' about cancer and statistics. Gould had abdominal mesothelioma and when he asked his doctor for literature to read about it, he was told there was nothing interesting that he would find. He went ahead anyway and discovered that abdominal mesothelioma was considered a terminal disease. At best he had 8 months to live.
Gould, an intellectual, set about figuring out what his real chances as individual were against such a brutal statistic. What he discovered was that despite the poor prognosis that in his individual case he had a much better chance at surviving. What he learned was that statistics do not tell the whole story. Gould went on to live another 20 years before dying from a secondary cause.
Someone with a stage 3 colon cancer has a chance at remission. A chance at life. There is always hope.
2006-10-22 15:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The worse possible thing to do with any kind of cancer is seek out a prognosis, even a fully qualified EXPERT doctor will tell you the same thing: Every single cancer is unique to the patient, they have many treatements to help you.
If you do read stuff on the net, it is either going to be incorrect, not apply to you, be totally wrong kind of cells etc, all leading to you worried for nothing.
If you have cancer, live everyday to the full, enjoy life, and dont worry, hopefully the docs will get it fixed, and remember new cures come along all the time, so the longer you live, the more chance you have of staying alive. NEVER give up hope. You must stay positive, the treatment will be tough, you need all your strength to keep going, so worry will just make you have a bad time.
2014-12-01 07:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had stage three colon cancer, it was a real pain in the butt, I went 30 radiation treatments and two seperate rounds of chemo. That was six years ago, and I don't plan on going anywhere soon. Every case is different, people I got to know through my experience did not make it. Cancer is a real devistating thing for anyone to go through. I found that being spiritual, and asking God for his help, gave me the strength to survive.
2006-10-25 15:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my husband had colon cancer in2003. when the dr found it ,they had to do surgery on him they took out 18 inches of intestence. which means he has no way of going to the bath room with out a colopsy bag, they said you normaly live around two years with it so whoever has it ,it is best to have it removed, and it also depends on how long they had it.after the surgery he is back to work and doing every thing he has always done, good luck, go see a dr. asap
2006-10-22 20:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 year survival rate occur in 30 - 65% of patient
2006-10-23 03:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not to sound negative but with any cancer you can never go on the "expected" lenght of time they have. look at them like every day is their last. this is just from personal experience with several relatives.
2006-10-22 20:19:27 · answer #6 · answered by Nathan K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best guess is 5 years with the appropriate care. It could be more or less however.
2006-10-25 00:27:40 · answer #7 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today, it is anyones guess but longer then yesterday. People have recovered from all stages.
2006-10-23 02:44:34 · answer #8 · answered by wild4gypsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi L
I would post this question in curezone.com
You'll get more experienced answers.
Best of health to you
Cheers
2006-10-22 20:15:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not as long as they would without it
2006-10-22 20:36:14 · answer #10 · answered by jeanjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋