 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I always thought that after we were cancer free for 5 years, we were considered to be cured and the chance for a reoccurence of the same cancer unlikely, assuming we gave up our bad habits. Insurance companies will even sell us insurance after 5 years and that is a statistic I will believe in. They are not out to lose money.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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