Friday, December 28, 2012

what are the chances of breast cancer recurrence

what are the chances of breast cancer recurrence?
I'm asking this question of behalf of someone else. she is 46 years old. she was diagnosed with breast cancer around 7 years back and after chemo and removal of one breast. however a year back she found a lump on her arm and ignored it. today went to the doctor to get a biopsy. now i really want to know what the chances are of a cancer coming back?? im really worried and i cant wait for 5 days for the biopsy report to come back. thanks.
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1 :
Unfortunately there is a chance of a recurrence. I have known way too many people who have had a recurrence. One poor woman had a recurrence on the opposite breast 14 years later, with lymph node involvement that spread to her bone...scary...Any new lump should not be waited to check. I hope her biopsy comes back normal. I fear for myself as well. I am only 6 months cured, and It is always at the back of my mind.
2 :
I am a three year survivor of breast cancer. I asked my oncologist what are the chances of recurrence she said 10%. Nobody can really tell you the chance of recurring breast cancer >>>> each patient differs. This lump could be benign but best to wait for biopsy results. Waiting is hard but you will know for sure the results other than opinions from people on Yahoo Answers.
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89, as in the past i can't answer medical questions because i'm not a doctor. the only thing i can do is to advise you to wait for the results of the biopsy test. any medical questions need to be addressed to a doctor and a specialize who can tell you better than i can. i have heard of some cases that the person had recovered for 20 years and is still going strong. there is no telling how long or if at all the cancer will come back at all. i think that it all depends on what kind of cancer it is and how long the person has had it, and the treatment given. in reality i don't think that any one can predict how long or at all if the cancer will or will not come back because there are a lot of factors to consider that only the doctors know about. and even then they can't say for sure, they can only hope that they are giving the right treatment to stop it.
4 :
Unfortunately there is always the chance that breast cancer will recur, it is something that breast cancer 'survivors' have to learn to live with. The actual odds of it happening have a bit to do with the original pathology report, what stage the cancer was at when found and whether or not there was lymph node involvement so it is impossible to give you an exact answer with the information you have provided us with. On the other hand I have known people with little or no lymph node involvement get a recurrence and people with a bad prognosis go on to live for many years without a sign of recurrence. I tend to think of it as a 50% chance, you either get it or you don't. I hope her lump is nothing sinister.

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