when is cancer terminal?

Question

What are some types of terminal cancers that kill you within a year?

Answer 1

Terminal cancer: Usually when you have tried all known treatments/bone marrow transplant for the cancer and the cancer keeps growing in spite of ongoing treatment, though new treatment are always being developed. Hope the individual wins against cancer.

Answer 2

There is no cure: Doctors call cancer terminal when they have done all possible treatments for a cure and the cancer still progresses threatening the life of the patient. In any illness really when there is no hope of cure and death seems inevitable we call it a terminal illness.

Answer 3

Very broad subject..: There is no "simple" answer. There are ever evolving treatments for cancer. One would consider cancer to be terminal when there are no treatment options that remain due to recurrence, extensive metastasis to other organs, or lack of responsiveness to the existing options. Hope & belief are important aspects of a cure - the term terminal tends to diminish them and should be used with caution.

Answer 4

Yes: Yes. Remission means "not seen"; however, the cancer may still be present on the molecular (few cells) level and return.

Answer 5

Yes: It depends on the type of cancer. "terminal" usually means stage 4 cancer that has spread throughout the body. Cancers can be thought of as "solid" tumors (cancer of the breast, lung, liver, colon, etc.) or "liquid" tumors (leukemias and lymphomas). Solid tumors that are stage 4 may go into remission but almost always come back. Liquid tumors that are stage 4 can often be cured.

Answer 6

Prognosis is poor.: Angiosarcomas are very rare and aggressive cancers that spread early. 70% of patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. The tumors are made out of newly-formed blood vessels and stimulated to grow by vegf. New biologic therapies, called monoclonal antibodies, are being developed to target these cancerous blood vessels. Not much is know about these tumors due to their rarity.

Answer 7

Terminal: It can be, it depends on stage. Recommend having a very clear discussion with oncologist about this especially before treatments are started.

Answer 8

Patient In-Charge: It is never an easy decision to stop cancer treatment, for patient and doctor both. However, at any time that a patient decides to stop care, it is entirely within their rights to do so. Hopefully, their doctor has already discussed this option well before this day arrives and has requested a hospice evaluation. While we may not cure all cancers, we have a lot to offer for comfort care.

Answer 9

Your decision: It is always up to the patient when to take therapies or stop treatments for cancer or any illness. It is something you can discuss with your oncologist. Things to take into consideration are available treatments, potential benefits, risks, side effects and quality of life.

Answer 10

Personal matter: When to stop aggressive treatment for terminal cancer is a personal decision to made in consultation with your family and doctor. However, there are other treatments, e.g., hospice, that improve a person's well being, control pain and provide comfort. So, the question is when to stop aggressive treatment, but there is no reason to stop care, including medical care even in terminal state.

Answer 11

Yes: It depend to type and stage of cancer and no response to treatment.so it means no way to save the patient

Answer 12

Depends on cancer: With certain malignancies, ie pancreatic Ca, within 3 months of treating metastatic disease one reaches terminal or near terminal state. With most malignancies spreading to an organ like liver or lung, as the disease progresses and anorexia develops with further spread while on chemo then one is moving toward a terminal state.

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