Cancer Support

sinkingfeeling

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1. Yes, there are survivors of Stage IV cancers. I don't know about lung cancer, but

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 08:52 AM

Oct 2012

have a man in my support group who had Stage IV throat cancer 19 years ago and is still going strong. I had Stage IV cancer of my tonsils 3 1/2 years ago. I had surgery and 33 radiation treatments. I have many left-over problems with a lack of saliva and thyroid issues. And those of us who got 'hit' in the mouth, go through a lot of care to keep our teeth and jaws from crumbling.

My concern with you is that your cancer did travel. I wish you the best.

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Does anyone ever become completely cured of stage-4 cancer? [View all] NNN0LHI Oct 2012 OP

Yes, there are survivors of Stage IV cancers. I don't know about lung cancer, but sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #1

I'm really sorry to hear of your diagnosis... YvonneCa Oct 2012 #2

Are you completely cured? Tab Oct 2012 #3

I don't think I was cured NNN0LHI Oct 2012 #5

I have stage 4 colon cancer and they just found 1 met on my lung. Evoman Nov 2012 #7

stage 4 colon cancer, mets to liver spencerbc70 Aug 2014 #12

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2014 #14

in same boat, healthy one year after symptoms started wordpix Sep 2014 #15

If I read it right, I think you're replying to me Tab Sep 2014 #16

You hear about it quite a bit Irishonly Oct 2012 #4

This was a two or three year old post. Tab Aug 2014 #13

There is hope in the vaccine research jumptheshadow Oct 2012 #6

My best wishes to your niece from my heart NNN0LHI Jan 2013 #8

Would an octogenarian w/prostate cancer w/bone mets live longer Peregrine Took Jun 2013 #9

you might want to watch this free documentary wordpix Feb 2014 #10

Lance Armstrong had advanced stage 3 testicular TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #11