Anyone know how likely it is to get cancer a second time?
I just got through bone cancer treatment. Anyone know how likely it is to get it again?
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Which type of bone cancer . . there are different kinds. Successful treatment depends on the patients age, overall health, response to treatment, location of disease, type of cancer, grade of tumor, and stage of disease at diagnosis. There are some cancers which re-occur more frequently than others . . sarcoma and the blue cell tumor families have a higher re-occurence rate. Metastatic cancer has a higher incidence of re-occurence as well . . earlier stage cancers are less likely to re-occur unless they are known to be an aggressive type of tumor. So, it is difficult to say just from the little information you provide what the chances for re-occurence would be for your type of cancer. Although there is treatment, there is no 'cure' for cancer . . however, the longer you have a remission the less likely of re-occurence. Your doctor should have explained all this to you.
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