Can secondary bone cancer be cured?
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at
12:34 am
Ria asked:
The case I’m talking about is 19 years old, with cancer that now spread to the bones. Her doctor gives her 3 months of life. I researched and found treatments for bone cancer, but they don’t specify whether or not they can really cure it. I would like to know the possibilities of her survival if one of the treaments is taken and how many years she can live due to treatment. I guess it’s not possible for her to become old…Thank you.
The case I’m talking about is 19 years old, with cancer that now spread to the bones. Her doctor gives her 3 months of life. I researched and found treatments for bone cancer, but they don’t specify whether or not they can really cure it. I would like to know the possibilities of her survival if one of the treaments is taken and how many years she can live due to treatment. I guess it’s not possible for her to become old…Thank you.
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Filed under: Bone Cancer
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umm nothing
You said the cancer spread to her bones, so she doesn’t have bone cancer. You don’t say what kind of cancer she does have, so there is no way to answer you. However, stage 4 cancers are not often curable.
You have described metastasized cancer that has spread from its primary site to the patient’s bones. This is fundamentally different from primary bone cancer, both in terms of treatment options and prognosis. Chemotherapy and radiation may slow the progress of her cancer’s growth, but the outlook is not good.
If the patient’s oncologist has suggested a 3 month time frame, then that implies the spread of her cancer is extensive and not responding to treatment. The doctor’s statement indicates that she will pass away very soon. Sorry.