What are the chances of survival for secondary leukemia?
secondary leukemia is caused by the treatment done on cancer patients. Chemotheraphy and radiation theraphy in particular but also hormonal theraphy they also suspect it. My mom is a 5 year breast cancer survivor and we found out after she cant eat because her mouth and sinuses has infections that she has leukemia. We are not sure what kind but we suspect AML. We have to further discuss it with her oncologist. What are her chances for survival?
- plzhelp67
Well, if she isnt fed through a feeding tube then her chances of survival are VERY short. But if she is fed through a feeding tube then her chances of survival is probably 1-3 years because people on feeding tubes often dont live that long.
- jojopuppies
It would be hard to tell till the doctor confirms diagnosis. It is a really hard time to wait for someone to tell you what is wrong with a loved one. AML needs fast therapy |( chemotherapy|) quickly. My brother had the ALL which is found only in children he was 35 died within 6 months of diagnosis. You just have to kepp the faith and the hope that it can be beat, my brother fought up till the day he died. He also had these words of wisdom to us, he said he was glad he got ALL because he was the only boy in the family so us girls - sisters- did not have to go through what he went through. He did not even one of us to go for the stem cell or bone amrrow transplant. It will be a tough road ahead. I have lost my bother, dad, grandmother, and grandfather within the last 3 years all due to cancer except my grandfather who had a broken heart and wanted my grandmother.. GOOD LUCK
- lividuva
It will depend on how she responds to treatment or how far advanced the leukaemia is. Because leukaemia affects the immune system, your mum will be very susceptible to infections. So its really important to keep sick people (especially people with viral infections like chicken pox etc...) away from her. Unfortunately it can be an infection that causes a patient to die and not the cancer. Your family needs to read all they can about leukaemia and get plenty of information from the oncologist, he should be able to give your family an idea of survival chances. Your mother will need all your help, her treatment may be more difficult then previous cancer treatments. I'm really sorry to hear that she is sick, 5 years cancer free is usually considered a cure.
- Cycman
Secondary AMLs arising from prior therapy are generally harder to treat because of certain genetic abnormalities associated with this type of leukemia. The chances of cure are still there, but lower than de novo disease (meaning those that arise from no other apparent reason). Still treatment will involve intense chemotherapy, and if she is not too old or have too many other co-morbidities, then bone marrow transplantation may be additional therapies that could be suggested.
- ahahahaha
hey, im sorry to hear about that, but my mother has been suffering when cancer also for the past 4 years since 2003. the cancer has spread from the beast to the bone, lung, liver and brain. Last year the doctors said they had no more chem to give her, and gave her few months to live. Now its been nearly 6months and shes very healthy, and defining the odds, and over coming it. how? well e-mail me and ill be more then happy to supply you with a doctors (spec) contact number. The herbs (medicine they give) really is working. My mum is doing very well, and the cancer is decreasing. My e-mail is srh_90@hotmail.com Hope this helps...........
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