If cancer is cureable, why do some people get it terminally?

Answer 1

There is not one type of cancer there are over 200 kinds. Part of the complication is that cancer tumors change over time . . they can start out in one spot, be very small (1cm or smaller), and the cells look almost normal (this would be a stage 1 cancer with a low grade tumor nodule). A stage 1 is considered potentially curable because with surgery it can be totally removed. A stage 2 is more serious than the stage 1 . .it may be a larger tumor that has started to affect an organ. A stage 3 means that there is probably more than one tumor, its gotten larger, and it may be invading more tissue. A stage 4 is extremely serious because there may be multiple tumors that have spred from the original site and seeded hundreds of microscopic cancer cells into the blood stream. These tiny tumors travel through the blood or lymphatic system and can reach the brain, lungs, liver, or bones . . just about anyplace blood goes. A stage 4 tumor is also considered a high grade tumor that is irregular and looks nothing like a normal cell.

Any stage can be life threatening, but stage 4 with a high grade tumor cell can be fatal. But, not always. All stages of cancer, all types of cancer can be treated and can be curable. I know people who were stage 4 and have survived . . and so, do you . . think of Lance Armstrong. He had testicular cancer, stage 4 that spred to his lungs and brain. That was 10 years ago. Look how far he has come.
http://www.lancearmstrong.com/
http://www.livestrong.org/

Answer 2

That is not true. All cancers are potentially curable. Even those with dismal outlooks don't have a 100% fatality rate in five years. Let's also allow the possibility that many of us die with cancer, not because of cancer. The body has mechanisms to fight cancer. The only reason we know we have cancer is when the body fails to kill the cancer at an early stage. If the cancer is killed early, we'd never know we had a cancer. Obviously, some cancers are tough to deal with, but no one can say in the history of mankind no one has not killed even the toughest cancer. Know also that medical research is going great guns on cancer and there are many treatments now they didn't have even five years ago. There is always hope, and nine years from now, there will be even better treatments.

Answer 3

Cancer has different stages. The first stage if caught is easiest to send into remission. This is when the cancer is very isolated to one area. In subsequent stages, cancer spreads to lymphnodes and finally to other parts of the body. Generally when cancer spreads to other places (metastasis) it is hard to get rid of all of the cells. They can metastasize far away ie prostate cancer can metastasize to the spine. When this happens, the prognosis is not good. Generally when cancer is this out of control, it is called terminal. If the patient knew about the same cancer and got treatment back in stage one, the prostate could have been removed or they could have had radiation treatment and maybe it would have never come back. It's a matter of timing, but everything happens for a reason. Remember that.

Answer 4

Cancer isn't considered a "cureable" disease. When someone gets cancer, there is always a chance of it recurring even when it appears to be completely under control. When the cancer appears to have disappeared and the body returns to normal, this is called being in remission. The longer you are in remission, the lower your chances are of it recurring again. But there are times where people who have been in remission for 5 or 10 years have had a recurrence of cancer - usually because there were a few cancerous cells that were not killed by chemo or radiation and these began to multiply - and therefore it's considered a "terminal" disease.

Answer 5

Unfortunately all cancers are not cureable yet, some people have cancer and it is terminal sometimes because it has already progressed too far or there body is not responding to the treatments.

Answer 6

There have been people who have known that something was wrong with their health and were too afraid go to the doctor. They tremble in silence and were afraid because they found a lump, discovered that a mole has changed, got called back for further testing... but they were immobilized with fear. Then by the time that they finally got to a doctor the cancer has spread and is past the point where it can be treated.

I know because my uncle refused to go to the doctor when he was clearly ill. When finally we got him to the Veterans Hospital it was too late. He was taken into surgery and when they went in the cancer was so invasive that there was nothing they could do. He allowed his fear of doctors to compromise his life. From the time he was diagnosed to his passing was less than 5 months.

People please do not let fear stop you from getting help. Go and get these things checked out even if you think it is nothing. Always err on the side of caution. If the doctor you go does not think it's anything but there is still this nagging thought in your mind...please go to someone else!!!! get yourself checked out. This is not just about peace of mind it is about your life, because if you don't care no one else will.

Don't let the end of your life be about fear, let it be about living.

Answer 7

If cancer is caught and removed before it explodes and gets into the blood stream(thus terminal), it can be "removed." As long as the whole tumor is removed(it is still confined). Like having a breast removed...caught in time.

Dr William Hitt got a Noble Prize for "cure for cancer." ...Google "William Hitt."
Anyway he has people with remarkable stories coming from his clinic. One is in Tijuana. And others in the US.
But I was very curious on this "cure" word so I called the Clinic and asked his assistant/nurse if it gets cured? She said no, it is in remmission.
My bubble burst because I had to go back to the old notion that a patient can't relax and know factually that it won't return thus faceing death again.
His method is Amino Drip and not kemo or surgery.

Answer 8

There is no cure for cancer. That's why cancer is a terminal disease. It is still considered terminal if someone survives.

Answer 9

Not all types are curable. Some of the new types of cancer are new and the doctors don't have much experience with that cancer and they are trying new ways to cure it.

Answer 10

umm most kinda of cancer arnt cureable.