How often do people get cancer?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, there is no one answer for this question. Every cancer is different, every body is different. Depending on the type of cancer, one can have cancer for years and not know it. Other times, a cancerous tumor can cause problems that immediately affect the patient's health. When my son developed difficulty breathing, the doctor began treating him for Asthma. When the asthma treatments weren't working and his breathing became worse, my son was admitted into the hospital for advanced testing. A CT scan revealed a massive tumor invading his lung. It turned out to be a very aggressive form of lymphoma. Strangely enough, a good friend of mine was diagnosed with a lesser aggressive form of lymphoma only a few months prior to my son. Her doctor told her she'd probably had it for several years. Her tumors were small but by the time they found it, the cancer had spread to her bone marrow. (FYI, my son was treated with aggressive chemo and radiation and has been in remission for almost 2 years. My friend is still receiving periodic chemo treatments.) If for some reason you suspect you may have cancer, please don't rely on the fact that you "feel fine". On the flip side, if you're feeling sick, it doesn't mean it's cancer. Only a doctor's diagnosis will tell you.

Answer 2

It depends what kind of cancer your talking about. But usually, it doesn't take long at all, maybe a 2 to 3 weeks. It's great to start chemo right away

is cancer spread very fast after biopsy

Answer 3

Chemotherapy kills cancerous cells. Conversely, it also kills your healthy cells like hair follicle cells and skin cells (that's why you lose your hair and get burn marks under your skin.
However, it also kills lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils (I honestly can't remember the differences, I've forgot so much since university).
These make up your immune system, and are responsible for the immune response to invading pathogens. In other words, when the cold virus gets into your body it's killed by the white blood cells, but without the white blood cells nothing will kill it.
It's like with AIDs. Nobody dies from AIDs, they die from the oppurtunistic infections that result from not having any T-helper cells (responsible for the clonal expansion of B-cells [?]).
Anyway, with chemotherapy, your body cannot fight off the pathogens, so it is vitally important that the patient is checked into hospital.
I got side-tracked dredging up memories of university immunology, but good luck!

Answer 4

Well, cancer is kind of a sickness. But chemotherapy and other treatments can make you sick, too

Answer 5

well if i didn't have stomach cramps for 4 day's then i still wouldn't know i have carcaniod cancer. very rare cancer of the gut

Answer 6

it all depends on the kind of cancer a person has and the treatment for it.

Answer 7

How long does lung cancer take to develop

Answer 8

very often