What is the prognosis for patients who have cancer?

Answer 1

Leukemia is one of the forms of Cancer that is experiencing some amazing breakthroughs. Your chances of recovery depend greatly on your health and other conditions that can't be plugged in to a mathematical formula. Your doctor or local Cancer Society would be a far better resource for that information.

AnswerIt would depend entirely on the type of leukemia. While some forms are easily remissed, others are not. This would be a question for your oncologist. AnswerThe first poster is correct. I suggest that you go onto: www.Google.com

Type in: Leukemia chatlines.

The reason I suggest this is you can chat with other people in the same situation as yourself and lessen the stress for you. It also gives you the opportunity to find out what new and improved methods that other people with Leukemia are receiving.

Good luck & God Bless

Leukemia is a broad name for some 88 blood diseases. Any disease of the blood or bone marrow is considered Leukemia. Many, many new treatments are extremely promising and successful in many cases. I have leukemia. I have been in treatment for almost 2 years. I am progressing very well.

Answer 2

Prognosis in any disease is difficult except for the most common terminal diseases. The overall outcome is determined by the patient themselves and the degree of disease they have and what steps are taken to treat it. Stem Cell transplant are becoming more common for a complete cure.

Answer 3

the prognosis for individuals with the most serious types of thalassemia has improved drastically in the last several years following recent medical advances in transfusion, chemo-, and transplantation therapy.

Answer 4

Most cancers are curable if detected and treated at their early stages. A cancer patient's prognosis is affected by many factors, particularly the type of cancer the patient has, the stage of the cancer, the extent to which it has metastasized.

Answer 5

When my sister was 14 she was diagnosed with Lymphatic Leukemia. She died when she was 15. There are no cures for Leukemia B U T if the individual is strong, positive thinking and eats only the most nutritious food, really good things can happen...and do happen.

Answer 6

CML is a cancer predominantly found in adults. It's usually treated with a drug called imatinib and has an excellent survivial rate - 90% of patients survive to 5 years and beyond.

Answer 7

Hodgkin's disease, particularly in children, is one of the most curable forms of cancer. Approximately 90% of individuals are cured of the disease with chemotherapy and/or radiation

Answer 8

Poor, in allopathic medicine; excellent, in naturopathic. See link.

Answer 9

age of patient