My1AuntNelly

I'm one of those who live with cancer as a chronic disease. And what it means is that there is no cure for the Metastatic Prostate Cancer that I have. There are treatments which may keep the cancer stable or growing slowly for different lengths of time for different patients. I for example am on my 8th different treatment regime (nothing seems to work very long for me) while a friend of mine is going on 30 years on the same treatment. Many who are "cured" of prostate cancer were like me cancer free after surgery or radiation and have not had it return. If Prostate Cancer metastasizes, then it becomes a chronic disease.

I'm not sure just how many other cancers are treated as chronic. But it is both wonderful and with a bit of envy that I read of the survivors who can say "I'm cancer free" even if it's not permanent. For the last 3 years the longest time I've had between Doctor visits has been 4 weeks (currently on a 3 week chemo cycle) and it begins to wear a person down just a bit. With that said I'm anxious and eager to go back for chemo next week. Talk about a paradox.

Probably much more than you were looking for but I think you've got the idea.

Keep it positive and smile :")

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GregP 3X Survivor
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If you didn't feel this way you wouldn't be normal. I'm 68 and was diagnosed 5 months ago. BUT I remember my mom getting breast cancer in 1965 and it's still hurts. Try and help in to get all the medical facts AND all the Nutritional Facts. You can check my profile page here for some ideas along those lines.
Facts help us make a measured and common sense decision as to how to go forward. Follow your Docs ideas but also look around.....
Barry

Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

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