What do they mean by there is no cure for cancer? There is Khimo, surgery etc...!
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What do they mean by there is no cure for cancer? There is Khimo, surgery etc...?
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Well, believe it or not there is no cure for diabetes, asthma, MS, cystis fibrosis, the common cold and a host of other human diseases . . cancer is no different. Cancer is over 200 different types and subtypes of disease, some more easily treatable than others. There is no one pill will take care of all of them scenario . . like there is with infections which are treated with antibiotics . . and work . . almost all the time.
Cancer is quickly becoming a 'chronic condition' much like all the other diseases that remain treatable but not curable. What that means is that people are living with cancer. The best case scenario, of course, is to completely remove all visible signs of cancer and go into what is termed 'remission'. Many, many people go into long term remissions and never have a reoccurence again . . so is that a cure? It is for them. Others will have a relapse and be treated again . . and some can have multiple relapses and be treated for every reoccurence . .it just depends on the type of cancer and a persons overall health.
What confuses the public the most is that they only hear about the advanced and severe cases of cancer .. so they think that all people are the same. They are not. For an idea about 'cure' please take a look at Lance Armstrong who had stage IV testicular cancer. He had mets to his abdomen, lung and brain. He underwent chemotherapy and brain surgery. That was ten years ago and he has not had a reoccurence yet. Is he cured? Well his cure or treatment was the result of a multi-modality approach to remove every bit of cancer they could locate and than use systemic chemo to kill the ones you couldn't see. But . . is he cured . . Probably, but since no one has a crystal ball . . who knows. The reason we might suspect that he is now cured is that the further someone gets from treatment . . the more likely that the cancer will not come back. Not all cancers behave like that though. There are some cancers that are high grade and aggressive and may lay dormant for years before reappearing. The best thing to do is to remain vigilant, understand the type of cancer you're dealing with, get treatment and than get on with living your life.
Lance Armstrong Story
http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.jvkzlbm...
And, just in case you didn't realize this . . there are many people who use what is referred to as 'Maintenance' drugs to keep the cancer from growing and spreading. The cancer may be present,but it is very small or located in an area that is inoperable but not causing any pain or symptom. These people are living with their cancer. They take daily pills to keep the cancer away or to keep it from spreading.
People Living with Cancer
http://www.plwc.org/portal/site/plwc...