85% of those with Stage I laryngel cancer are virtually cured with no second cancer in the next 5 years
What about the other 15%? Of those who continue to drink and smoke, 38% will develop a second cancer.
90% of all recurrence happens in the first 2 years.
On the one hand these statistics are reassuring to me. I live a healthy lifestyle - exercise nearly every day, mostly eat my vegetables. So there is no reason for me to worry about a reccurence.
On the other hand, I have a fear that once your body has cancer you will always get it again.
I have become comforatble with the C word, a word that is so shameful to say out loud. I know a few people that like to whisper the C word.
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