Monday, September 20, 2010

How long do I have to decide on treatment for kidney cancer

How long do I have to decide on treatment for kidney cancer?
If one has two small cancers, one on each kidney, how long can one realistically take to decide on what kind of treatment to begin? How fast on the average do such things grow? Is there not a scientifically based growth rate pattern average?. Would ones recovery likely be comprimised by a delay of one month or two before begining treatment?
Cancer - 6 Answers
 


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1 :
I'm sorry I don't know the answer but hope someone does. Have you asked your doctor? I would have thought that the sooner the treatment was started the better, as cancer only keeps growing if not treated. And of course it can also spread to other parts of the body. I hope things work out well for you.
2 :
why don't you talk this over with your DOCTOR! This is pretty serious to ask a bunch of unqualified strangers.
3 :
this is a question for your doctors, not for YA
4 :
i am so sorry, you have a lot on your plate from the sounds of things, i have no miracle answers for you, sorry, God Bless You and Good Luck!!!
5 :
Sounds like you have been diag. already so why are you asking anyone on a website that you do not have a clue about the answer to your question that could be life and death for you. What part of stupid are you?
6 :
Everyone's cancer is different. Some cancers are agressive (they grow very fast) and some grow very slowly. To give you an average would be equivalent to taking one person strolling along, and another person sprinting at top speed, and calculating the average speed between those two. It's not a good idea to delay treatment. The biggest risk with cancers is not how fast they grow, but the risk of cancer cells escaping into other parts of the body. The longer the cancer sits there, the more chance there is of that happening. If there is some form of basic treatment that you can have while working out your future options? That might be the best of both worlds. Do get a second opinion and also try some alternative therapies, like diet, meditation etc. They can't hurt!



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