What Is The Survival Rate For Someone With Stage 4 Cancer?

Don’t know the type of cancer, already started treatment.


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3 Responses to “What Is The Survival Rate For Someone With Stage 4 Cancer?”

  1. If the cancer has metastasized and is truly stage 4, then ultimate long term recovery chances are very small. However there are always exceptions to every rule. Some types of previously incurable lymphomas are now curable with stem cell or bone marrow transplants, so at least some stage 4 cancers are now sometimes curable. Brain, lung, breast, cervical or ovarian cancer are not curable after reaching stage 4 unless there is a miracle (spontaneous regression). Another thing to remember is that staging is often not as precise as Drs would have you believe, so one Dr’s stage 4 is another Dr’s stage 2 or 3. good luck to your relative

  2. I had a stage 4 breast cancer which luckily had not reached the lymph nodes and so far (7 years) am still clear. Talk to your doctor about it and also, I found a message board at webMD that was great for sharing about treatment and feelings. If it is a breast cancer get Dr. Love’s breast cancer book. It is wonderful. Don’t get depressed, and fight like hell – find supportive people and hang in there. Good luck to you.

  3. I’m a stage 4 lymphoma survivor. The survival rates vary drastically, depending on the type of cancer.

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