Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Is it true that cancer spreads faster after a person has been opened up for surgery?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Perhaps the most: Misguided myth of cancer and cancer treatment. There is no evidence or credibility to this, but the cause of the myth came from premature operation before adequate work up. The "peek and shriek" occured when inadequate diagnostic work up before an operation, and when the surgeon realized nothing could be done and closed, the common phrase "the air got to it" was really more about injudicious op.
Answered 6/9/2013
5.3k views
Thank
Show 1 more comment
Related Questions
A member asked:
Need help when prostate surgery fails and the cancer has spread how long will i live?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is it true that bladder cancer isn't curable without the surgery?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Wanted to know if all brain cancers need surgery if it was spread from another cancer?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is Oral submucous Fibrousis dangerous and leads to cancer. I am very worried. Is it true that surgery for this can develope to cancer?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Tomorrow--cancer port placement: I hear surgery takes about 10 minutes when placed under the skin. Is it true and is it a big operation like Whipple?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Why does cancer spread so fast after surgery?
Large cancer tumor on knee back two years after major surgery on it. 87 y.o. Will cancer not spread faster if they don't get it all?
My surgery got rescheduled as my doctor is on jury duty today, does anyone know how fast cancer of the esophagus will spread?
Cut left forearm 7 weeks ago; healed like a big dome. Had biopsy Squamous cell. Dome grew fast; it is normal? Is this a common cancer? Surgery scheduled. Can it spread from the forearm to other areas? It is easily treatable? Thank you
If a person had a type of cancer found early at stage 1, successful surgery and determined it did not spread. Could cancer then reappear in the body a year later after several clear check ups? Even after they found it had not spread initially?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
