Question 1

is skin cancer curable?

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Can be: Whether or not a skin cancer is curable depends on the type of skin cancer and the stage of the tumor. Things like basal cell carcinoma are very curable are very rarely spread. Lower stage tumors are more likely to be successfully treated.

Question 2

can skin cancer be as problematic as other cancers if not detected early enough? live very near beach. is skin cancer 99.8% curable with excision?

Accepted Answer

Don't worry be smart: Wear sunscreen. See your Dr regularly for check ups. See a dermatologist if you're really worried.

Question 3

where are we on treatment for skin cancer? is their a higher percentage for living with having late stage melanoma or other skin cancers?

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Getting better: Most non-melanoma skin cancer is cured by surgery alone.  Metastatic melanoma remains I curable, but recent treatment advances have yielded significant prolongation of survival.

Question 4

why is cancer curable in some people ?

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Because...: Cancer is not a singular thing. Rather,there is a large variation of different types of cancers,each with a different pathway on injuring the person. Some cancers are simple to cure, like acute lymphoblastic leukemia in young people. Others are terribly difficult, like T-cell lymphoma. We are still in our infancy of understanding all the different types of cancer, but research continues to advance

Question 5

which type of cancer is the most curable?

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The One Prevented: The best way to cure a cancer is to identify who is at highest risk and take measures to prevent that cancer from developing. Prevention includes avoiding known carcinogens: our greatest cancer foe remains tobacco.  Short of this goal, the next best strategy is to "screen" for cancer: widespread testing of at-risk populations before symptoms develop (mammograms, colonoscopy, prostate, etc).

Question 6

is rectal cancer curable?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If caught early, can be successfully treated with local excision or neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery. The key is early diagnosis! all bleeding should be thoroughly evaluated and appropriate screening with colonoscopies can prevent more advance and incurable colorectal cancers!

Question 7

how curable is lymphoma cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It depends on the type and stage of the disease.  Early stage hodkin lymphoma is often curable.  Some are slow growing and even if not curable may grow only slowly for many years.

Question 8

how curable is secondary cancer?

Accepted Answer

Metastatic Disease: Cancer that has spread from one organ to another is rarely curable but often treatable.  It really depends on the type of cancer, the organ(s) involved, and the overall health of the patient.

Question 9

if cancer tumor small is it more curable?

Accepted Answer

: The size of a tumor does not necessarily determine whether treatment is effective. Depending on timing, the size could be small one day, and rapidly progress in growth another day. Also what can appear small on the surface, like melanoma, may be actually very deep, malignant, and already metastasize. This is why we use Tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) Staging in the U.S.

Question 10

what to do if i want to know if malignant cancer is curable or not?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Cancer is always malignant. There is no such a thing as a benign cancer. Some cancers can be cured if diagnosed early.

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