I don’t think oncologist can tell anyone exactly , I have heard people given 6 months and hete years later and opposite people told a few years and gone in weeks
Thank you. That's scary. I wish I hadn't asked because surely treatment can help survival nowadays. I really wish I hadn't asked this stupid question. I feel more scared now than before.
I think it really depends on what you are comfortable with. I honestly googled stuff before I was even diagnosed and knew that the most common forms of thyroid cancer had nearly 100% survival rates, so as soon as the endocrinologist mentioned radio-iodine treatment, which is only used for those forms, I knew the survival rate was extremely high.
True, like Mary said it's impossible to know for 100% sure what your personal situation will be, but there are a lot of forms of cancer that have very high survival rates. In the case of thyroid cancer, the survival rate is possibly higher than that of covid. So just because it is cancer doesn't mean you're at risk of dying.
csncer is not like it was years ago it feels like a death sentence but many live long lives after cancer , I really think every case is unique xx try not to think that far away live each day out of to back of your mind if you can xx
Take each day as it comes. I lost my mum to secondary breast cancer, yet here I am still living a busy and fulfilling life, having had 2 bouts in the past 14 years.
As Laraj said, this can be a difficult question for your consultant to predict, as it is at best, a "guesstimate". However, whether or not you want to know, is completely up to you. Some people want to know, while others would prefer not to. There are however tests which can give you some idea of the percentage of additional benefit that some treatments might give.
Treatments have improved dramatically in recent years. I lost my mum to secondary breast cancer. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer myself since then and I still lead a busy and fulfilling life, 14 years after diagnosis.
Hi Mary, I asked told no cure, most likely 5 years taking inhibitor maybe 10 years. Which is much the same as my mum got 40 years ago. She had chemo after chemo & radiotherapy no surgery then breast came very hard & they stopped all treatment. It's better to know.Tough job for the Doctors.
Glad to hear this long may you be well. I am very tired this week 3 weeks after radiotherapy. GP called as recent blood test need repeating raised markers. Expect this is due to radiotherapy. Not met anyone last week food delivered so don't think I got a bug. Will know more after the 18th. Live long be happy.
