How long can someone live after finding out they have malignant melanoma Cancer?

Answer 1

There are many factors that effect survival. Much depends upon the age. overall health of the patient, and the patients response to treatment. No one really knows how long someone has to live. Statistics can not tell how long one individual with the disease with live. At the best, you would receive a guess. Instead of concentrating on how long someone has to live, you should read and reseach treatment options. There is always hope no matter what stage or grade the tumor turns out to be.


The National Cancer Institute provides resources and information about skin cancer:

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma

You can also read more at the following websites:

Melanoma Research Foundation
http://www.melanoma.org/

Skin Cancer Foundation
http://www.skincancer.org

MedLine Plus: Melanoma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/melanoma.html

Answer 2

Panda and I come from opposite sides of the track when it comes to cancer treatment--I hold the alternative medicine view, which states that a person can heal from cancer on a regular basis. There are foreign clinics that offer treatment protocols that are not available here in the U.S.


Five hundred years ago, people said the world was flat. Today, people say that if the FDA and AMA haven't blessed something, it can't be real good. Well, here's something I know to be real AND good. It's a little different take on cancer treatment--

In 1990, I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma, stage 3-B, but I've survived. My doctors were great people, but they were limited to surgery, chemo and radiation by profitable AMA treatment policy. During the year in treatment, I started learning about alternative medicine. I'm a retired engineer, and this is what I've pieced together--our IMMUNE SYSTEMS become weakened by poor nutrition, lack of exercise and reduced oxygen. Once that happens, our body becomes vulnerable to common STRESSORS. Stressors can be environmental, like viruses, heavy metals, pesticides, food additives, electromagnetic waves or pollution. They can be internal things like emotional or job stress, or poisonous people in our lives. Aging is also a contributing factor. So this means:

WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM + STRESSORS = DISEASE (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)

Our bodies have 60 trillion--yes, trillion--cells, and there are always some mutating into cancer cells, but a healthy immune system kills them before they have a chance to get a foothold in the body.

It takes a LONG time, usually, or a high level of stressors, to weaken the immune system to the point where it won't do its job, but once cancer has formed, it will generally spread rapidly.

THIS IS IMPORTANT! There are ways to BEAT cancer that are currently being used in Europe and around the world, and there are some great books on the subject. I know because I've read about 50 of them from cover to cover. Here's a list of the best ones. Some are out of print and getting hard to find--

"The Cure for All Cancers", ISBN 0963632825
"The Cure for All Advanced Cancers", ISBN 1890035165
"A Cancer Therapy", ISBN 0882681052
"Oxygen Therapies", ISBN 0962052701
"Hydrogen Peroxide--Medical Miracle", ISBN 1885236077
"The Natural Cure for Cancer--Germanium", ISBN 0533071410
"Killing Cancer", ISBN 0705000966
"Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About", ISBN 0975599518

I know of people whose cancer has 'spontaneously remitted' (WENT AWAY for no known reason) AFTER they went on programs of herbs and nutrition to restart their immune systems.

You and your family must look out for yourselves to stand a chance of being healthy. This is not a joke, and I'm not selling anything--just trying to help.
I am using the things I learned in those books right now to fight off a second infestation of cancer. I've been at it for over a year now, and think I'm going to make it. Use what works for you, and pass on your success. Best of luck.

Answer 3

My dermatologist gives a standard outlook of 6months 'cuz it moves so fast. By time it's visible to the untrained examiner it has usually moved about the body.

So, like any cancer, prevention and early detection improves the mortality rate.

Answer 4

I know it is a very aggressive cancer. I'm not sure, but I'd say once you have been diagnosed with it maybe a few months.

Answer 5

find out what stage their cancer is in. stage 4 is the worst.

Answer 6

if treated promptly and correctly, they can live for years more, they can be cured of the cancer.

Answer 7

all depends on how advanced the disease is