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My uncle is on 4th stage of cancer, can he be cured?
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Stage IV: It depends on the type of cancer. In general, stage IV disease is incurable-although treatable. In a few type of cancers like testicular cancer and some type of lymphoma- a cure can still be aimed even in the advanced stage of cancer.
Answered 11/2/2015
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