My Oncologist 'up-fronted' me with "26% of cancer patients suffer recurrance".
OK, now I have a reference, I never expected a LifeTimeGuarantee, just a cure of the current situation, which is what I got.
Two years later, I'm not surprised to be visiting the MD's again:
It'S kind of like athlets foot fungus, you know it's in your future, just not when, just now how severe, just not what the treatment will entail, but you DO know, you have an affinity for recurrence.
Life becomes, "What shall I do about it?", cancer is debilitating, so are it's treatments, what will life be like after I BEAT IT THIS Time?
Focus, People, Focus.

69yo male, Steam Engineer, Me=4,SCC=0, loving wife, living life as it comes (no other option)
We are all born from Mother, but live and die alone.
Make the best of it, Mommie did all she could, daddy was just a guidance councelor, the rest is ALL up to you.
...and now, 3rd occurance: Surgery 5/1/12