Can Cancer Spread During Surgery?
Surgical spread of cancer, called iatrogenic dissemination, is rare when surgery is performed by an experienced oncological surgeon following proper technique. The risk exists but is significantly lower than the risk of leaving cancer untreated or delaying surgery....
What Does Stage 3 Cancer Mean for Survival?
Stage 3 cancer means the tumour has grown beyond its origin and reached nearby lymph nodes or surrounding tissue, but hasn’t spread to distant organs. Five-year survival at Stage 3 ranges from 30% in lung cancer to above 85% in breast and thyroid cancers...
Why Does Chemotherapy Cause Fatigue?
Chemotherapy causes fatigue through multiple simultaneous pathways including bone marrow suppression that drops red blood cell production causing anaemia in 70% of patients, metabolic disruption as drugs damage healthy cells alongside cancer cells, inflammatory...