Question 1

can cancer be cured?

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Yes and no: Cure for cancer depends on the type of cancer, how early it was found, whether or not it has spread to other parts of the body, how early treatment is started, the type of treatments available, how aggressive the tumor is, the skill of the treating physician (oncologist, surgeon, etc.), and the overall health of the patient being treated. Discuss these with your doctor.

Question 2

how can cancer be cured in metasis?

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You mean stage 4?: Once cancer has metastasized (spread to other organs), it is usually considered incurable. There are exceptions: some lymphomas and testicular cancers can be cured with chemo even if advanced. Other advanced cancers can be cured in rare circumstances if the spread is limited and if the patient is treated aggressively, with surgery and chemo +/- radiation. Is that what U were asking?

Question 3

can rectal cancer be cured?

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Yes, if early enuf: Like other cancers, rectal cancer has better prognosis (outlook) if diagnosed and treated at an earlier, rather than later stage.  Very early cancers can be cured with burning the tissue. More advanced will likely need radiation/chemo/surgery in varying combinations and timing.  Can be cured, but unfortunately, not always.

Question 4

can vaginal cancer be cured?

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Poor prognosis: Unfortunately, vaginal cancer has a poor prognosis. 80% of vaginal cancers are metastatic (spread) from cancer originating in other organs in the pelvis. If a cancer has already spread, prognosis is usually poor. Overall 5 year survival for vaginal cancer is about 40%. Cancers that are caught early on before they have spread have a better chance of cure.

Question 5

can prostate cancer be cured?

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Yes: It often is, especially if it's low-grade and localized.

Question 6

how can liver cancer be cured?

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Depends: Hepatocellular cancer can be cured in some patients who have limited resectable disease or who qualify for transplantation.  Transplant is typically only offered to patients who have single tumors less than 5cm in size or up to 3 less than 3cm.  Other techniques like ablation and chemoembolization sometimes work, but have less chance at achieving a cure.  Multidisciplinary review is recommended.

Question 7

can endometrial cancer be cured?

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Sometimes: If endometrial cancer is diagnosed in its early stages, it can be cured with a hysterectomy.  Sometimes radiation or chemotherapy will be added after a hysterectomy.

If at the time of hysterectomy there is no disease outside of the uterus, long term cure is possible.  If there is disease outside of the uterus at the time of diagnosis, long term cure is rare.

Question 8

can skin cancer be cured at this point?

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Majority are cured: Majority of skin cancer- like squamous cell, basal cell cancer- even melanoma-  will be cured with surgical resection- if caught early.  However if melanoma/cancerous mole is not caught early and already  spreads to other distant organs then that would  make it incurable. Other skin cancers such as skin lymphoma (cutaneous t cell lymphoma) - can be also difficult to cure- however it is treatable.

Question 9

can tongue cancer be cured in 4th stage?

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Yes. H&N: Staging is easy to get to iv, and still be cured. Tongue: oral or base? Nodes: bilat, one side?  Need chemo and rt doc that like to work together on these cases. Support team for dental, dietary. Don't give up, find people that want to help.

Question 10

can lung cancer be cured?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It depends, though, on the type of cancer, its stage and other factors (presence of other diseases, immune system status, correctly prescribed therapy, etc.).

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