The cancer research sites suggest that 5 year survival for stage 3 tongue cancer is just under 50%. Is this what people are currently hearing from their Drs, or have there been any improvements recently?
If you are HPV positive cure rates are 95%
Please don’t read anything into the statistics
Stats have to be retrospective by their nature and treatment has come a long way even in the last five years.
What did I hear from my oncologist? “Don’t look at statistics, they are meaningless and you are not a percentage”
Pretty good advice
I thought that there was absolutely nothing I could do about it so stopped worrying about something out if my control.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
Totally agree with ladies' comments on this subject, most head and neck cancer have very good survival rates, and it's way above 50% although there are no guarantees. I had cancer 3 times in 3 years all linked to the head and neck, the last one was back in 2010. Wishing you all the best for the future,take care.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
