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samples from around the tumor, it can also be determined if it is

contained or has metastasized. This is where you will hear of stage 1, 2,

3, or 4 cancer. Stage 4 is when the cancer is no longer contained in the
tumor and has spread either through your bloodstream or to your

lymph nodes, bone, or other parts of the body. Stage 4 is considered

advanced cancer and will be difficult to control, but not impossible.

Once the determination has been made of the type and stage of the
tumor, doctors will present what is known as the “Curative” phase,

where doctors will try to cut out and remove the tumor from the area

affected.

At times, the tumor is so encumbered by blood vessels, organs, bone,

and tissue that it cannot be completely removed. Usually doctors will
debulk the area by removing only part
“THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
of the tumor. Cancer is very HAS DETERMINED THAT IF A CANCER

challenging to track with survival rates PATIENT THAT HAS UNDERGONE
because of so many variables, such as SURGERY AND LIVED AT LEAST 5

age, stage of cancer, type of cancer, YEARS POST-SURGERY, HE IS

lifestyle, etc. For example, a 45-year- CONSIDERED A SUCCESS. EVEN IF HE
DIED THE VERY NEXT DAY, HE WAS
old woman with stage 3 breast cancer
STILL CONSIDERED A SUCCESS.”
cannot be compared to a 45-year-old

man with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Cancer is rarely “apples to apples.”

Surgery may have some real benefits by removing the cancerous tumor
and relieving other medical issues someone may be enduring.

However, here are some of the pros and cons of cancer surgery:

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