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Suggest Prognosis Of Cervical Cancer With Abdominal Lymph Metastasis
i was just diagnosed with a reoccuance of cervical cancer (had a radical hyterectomy, chemo and rad last year). it metastisized in my abdominal lymphs. i have a Pet Scan next week to see if it is operable. from what i read i may have 12 weeks to 12 months. any idea what the mean survival rate is. i am extremely athletic healthy 43y/0 without any other health issues.
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
Hello dear. It is rather unfortunate to tell that you have an advanced form of disease. The usual survival in such cases is well over 1 year but that should not make you feel low as miracles do occur and some people survive long. So go ahead with the treatment. take care
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