How may people do you personally know who have/had cancer?

Question

I ask because just about every ware I look now I see cancer victims or relatives/friends of cancer victims. I was wandering if it was just me or other people are witnessing the same.

Answer 1

8. 4 died trying to beat it, and 4 are still alive.

Answer 2

Grandfather Dies in 96 from Prostate Cancer
Aunt Rita: Died in 01 from Breast Cancer
Uncle Joe: Died in 06 from Colon Cancer
Uncle Vito: Had Lunch Cancer 11 yrs ago. He survied and totally quit smoking.
My dad: been batteling Non Hodgekins Lyphoma for 3 yrs
My Fiances mom: Had breast cancer 4 yrs ago and survived.
My friends cousin: Had breast cancer last yr and survived it
My friends other cousin: only 10 yrs old and had lukemia, she surved and is well.

Answer 3

My teenage son is currently fighting a rare stage IV abdominal sarcoma. My parents have had early stage melanoma successfully treated. My grandmother had some type of kidney cancer, but lived with it for years and never was treated . . she died at 95 from old age. My grandfather died from bladder cancer. A friend of my sons died from a brain tumor. A friend of mine has survived liver cancer. My mother in law survived thyroid cancer and has been disease free for five years.

From a support group I know about a hundred patients with the same disease as my son. I am in close contact with many of them. Out of that support group I've known about 30 who have died from their disease, mostly kids and young adults.

Answer 4

I also see alot now and am a survivor (breast) of five years myself. I don't know if the rise of cancer is simply because of our Doctors being better able to diagnose earlier now therefore being able to deal with it better or if it truely is on the rise. In the old days I think alot of times it was just misdiagnosed as something else.

Answer 5

Like 7 or 8 I think. And those are just ones I know closely, not like relatives of friends or anything.

Answer 6

many, many, many

Why do you ask? If is because you know someone who just found out. or think they have cancer, keep this in mind...more and more cancer victims are being successfully treated.

And, early detection is priceless.

Answer 7

My Son had Brain Cancer when he was 4.

Answer 8

I know a lot. I couldn't count t hem all, I'm sure I'd forget someone somewhere. I can say that I am one of them. I have survived now almost 3 years since diagnosis, and every day is precious.
Best wishes to all

Answer 9

well i only know that my mum used to have cancer when she was 18 which was about 20 years ago. I wasn't even born yet. Luckily she survived and had me :D ! im 14 now.

Answer 10

A lot. Aunts and cousins, the great-grandmother from the line I take after most, a lady I used to work with, my oldest nephew's paternal grandfather.

And many of these people are dead after a long fight.

Answer 11

Personally I know 11 people with cancer deceise.