What are the chances of a breast cancer patient?

My 2 sisters had one breast removed because of breast cancer. How good are their chances of getting out of this problem?

An individual breast cancer patient's prognosis depends on a number of factors, including the stage and grade of the cancer and the number of lymph nodes invovled, if any.

It's impossible to even guess at someone's chances without having this information, and even with this information it would only be possible, even for a doctor, to give a 'best guess' based on statistics as breast cancer, like all cancers, is such an unpredictable disease.

If found early, the prospects of complete remission with no recurrence are very good, though there are no guarantees of course.

I am in remission almost five years after being diagnosed with an advanced, aggressive breast cancer with multiple lymph node involvement, with no sign of cancer at my last check up, and I know a number of women with similarly poor prognoses who have survived as long or longer.

Mr T - the fundraising for breast cancer is so successful (in raising money) not because 'everybody likes a pair of boobs' but because of hard work by groups of women to raise awareness. Anyone could start such a campaign about any cancer.

It's true that big business has since become involved, with all the awful pink fluffiness that that brings, but personally I think that has been detrimental to the campain. Apart from the fact that only pennies from the sale of each item sold 'for breast cancer' goes to breast cancer research while the rest goes into the pocket of the company selling them, the pink fluffy fun surrounding it all leads many to believe - as you apparantly do - that breast cancer is either curable or that a cure is just around the corner, and that it's a 'good' cancer to have.

In fact like other cancers it is a deadly disease with no known cure, grueling treatments and particularly disfiguring surgery. In the US an average of 112 women die from breast cancer every day; in the UK an average of 33.

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@GlennK - that's crap. I had been a vegan for over 8 years (vegetarian for most of my life) when I was diagnosed with breast cancer - no cows milk at all, tons of organic fruit and veg. I also exercised regularly.

Find out a few facts about cancer before you go spouting some rubbish you've read on the internet

From someone who has stood in the room while the doctor explains that your wife has a 50/50 chance of surviving cancer, I can tell you that it's not good.

However, out of all the cancers out there, your sisters have the one with the greatest chance of surviving it. This is because everyone likes a pair of boobs and so they all pour money into it. More money is raised for breast cancer research than any other cancer, and so they will tell you they're getting closer to finding a cure.

Truth is though, it will depend on your Sisters' age and health as to wheather they will 'beat it' or not, as well as how early they 'caught it'.

Fact is, we're all dying, no one gets out of this alive.
Live your life like it means something, you may not be here tomorrow.

Good luck.

They, and all women , have an excellent chance of avoiding it or recovering from it if they don't drink cow milk (full of antibiotics and growth hormones), but have goat milk instead.
Also build up the immune system, exercise daily, (walking is good) drink clean water, have fruit and veggies often, and give all those fearful scare campaigns the flick.
All the best to you and yours.

are you kidding me...."everyone likes a pair of boobs and so they all pour money into it"????

thank you for a very good answer lo_mcg