If you survive skin cancer you can only survive for 5 years?

Answer 1

Non melanoma skin cancers have a high cure rate. Basal cell almost never kills unless ignored for many years. Cure rate after excision for a typical basal cell is 95% with a small minority needing additional Mohs surgery treatment to cure.
http://pennhealth.com/phys_forum/pto/mar_apr04/mohs.html

Sqaumous cell of the skin can spread inward but if they are promptly removed the chances of this happening are small - about 4%. Mohs surgery can also be used for squamous cell skin cancers if needed.

http://www.skincancer.org/squamous/index.php

Melanoma is the other type skin cancer and if ignored it can be deadly. It has a high cure rate in adults if diagnosed early and treated promptly. If ignored or allowed to spread the prognosis is not nearly as good.

http://www.skincancer.org/melanoma/index.php

You can see from these web pages that survival statistics depend on the type and stage of skin cancer but in most cases being diagnosed with a non-melanoma skin cancer does not shorten life expectancy.

Answer 2

I'm guessing that you have made this assumption as survival statistics are given in terms of % surviving 5 years.


99% of melanoma cases will survive 5 years if the cancer is treated before it has spread. Many survive well beyond that, there are just no accurate statistics for this.

check out the following link.

Answer 3

if you have skin cancer, find out what kind you have. i have a type called basil cancer, which is in the top layer of skin, and is not terminal in over 90% of cases. but, it does have feelers that spread, so if you worked outside alot in the sun, keep a good check on it. the 5 year thing is like any cancer, if you can stay clear for 5 years you're in pretty good shape.
nothing to fool with.

Answer 4

I have 7 sisters. Two have breast cancer. We were tested for the BRACA Gene-the breast cancer gene. Four of us including me do not have it and four of us do. The sisters who have the BRACA gene have an 85% chance of getting Breast Cancer. With proper treatment all will survive long past five years. In fact a normal fulfilled life.

Answer 5

No. You are thinking of the statistics that they use. You could live longer or shorter depending on the type and how it's treated.

Answer 6

dont tell me that! i had a malignant melanoma 4 years ago i have regular checkups but i hope i dont pop my clogs in a year lol err thats weird we got the same names?you following me or something lol