EPTTotalBiscuit diagnosed with cancer (updated) - Page 22
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France10201 Posts
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Germany885 Posts
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EngrishTeacher
Canada1109 Posts
On July 02 2014 23:07 FFW_Rude wrote: Hello, i'm sorry i live under a rock but do we know if all is okay with the treatment and all ? Do we have news ? Only generalizing here since I don't know the details, but IIRC bowel cancer has a 5-year survival rate of about ~50%. Chemotherapy before surgery is a bit odd as well, since most of the time it's the other way around; remove tumor, then start chemo to prevent cancer cells from metastasizing. Best of luck to you TB! Chemo takes a heavy toll on the body and mind, but optimism in the face of pain will undoubtedly be very helpful in coming through all this! | ||
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FFW_Rude
France10201 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8242 Posts
On July 02 2014 23:34 EngrishTeacher wrote: Only generalizing here since I don't know the details, but IIRC bowel cancer has a 5-year survival rate of about ~50%. Chemotherapy before surgery is a bit odd as well, since most of the time it's the other way around; remove tumor, then start chemo to prevent cancer cells from metastasizing. Best of luck to you TB! Chemo takes a heavy toll on the body and mind, but optimism in the face of pain will undoubtedly be very helpful in coming through all this! If the tumor is too difficult to remove either because of size or placement or both, you'll have to do Chemo first in hope that it will shrink enough to remove it safely. | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
And for final results, it can take a while after treatment and surgery is done, depending on tests (of course every case is different. It could be faster for TB). For my mom, she was finished treatment in April of that year (she had surgery before treatment) but wasn't declared cancer free until late August. In her case, they continued doing tests for a few months after her last treatment so they could be sure that she was cleared. | ||
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alukarD
Mexico396 Posts
Go to my doctor and say "Do I have cancer?". Or there are special places to get checked at. Thank you. | ||
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Micro_Jackson
Germany2002 Posts
On July 03 2014 01:06 alukarD wrote: Say I want to get checked. Whats the procedure here... Go to my doctor and say "Do I have cancer?". Or there are special places to get checked at. Thank you. I dont know how it is in Mexico but in general you go to your usual doctor and ask him about cancer prevention. Some things are easier to check like skin cancer, which are perforemed by a regular dermatologist some can even be tested at home by sending in urin/dejection. As far as i know NONE of these tests hurt. Again i dont know about the system there but a lot of these tests are paid by your ensurance, at lest here in germany if you have some risk factors (parents had cancer for example) or have other factors like age. | ||
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Ender985
Spain910 Posts
On July 03 2014 01:06 alukarD wrote: Say I want to get checked. Whats the procedure here... Go to my doctor and say "Do I have cancer?". Or there are special places to get checked at. Thank you. "Get checked" means that if you have symptoms, then get checked. TB said he had been suffering from bowel symptoms for ~2 years but kept thinking it was just random ulcers so he did not get checked. Randomly going to the doc and asking "do I have cancer" without you feeling anything wrong in you will not net you the best results. Get well TotalBiscuit! I know you won't let shit like this drag you down. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8242 Posts
On July 03 2014 01:06 alukarD wrote: Say I want to get checked. Whats the procedure here... Go to my doctor and say "Do I have cancer?". Or there are special places to get checked at. Thank you. With over 300 types of cancer, there is no way to just go and "get checked" for cancer. You can check for some of the regular ones, like prostata cancer, testicle cancer(honestly you should be able to check this one yourself), or breast if you're a girl. But mostly you have to wait for symptoms or base it out of prior family history before you get checked. | ||
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