How long does cancer take to spread without chemo?

Question

How long does cancer take to spread without chemo?

Answer 1

depends on which type.

some spread faster then others. some spread very fast.

if you need chemo, please, please get it.

Answer 2

There is no real answer to this question. There are far too many variables. What kind of cancer is it? What is the age, s*x, race of the person? What kind of shape are they in? What are their past lifestyle habits: alcohol use, smoking, drug use? What kind of attitude does the person have? Are they a fighter, or are they tired and ready to give up?

Answer 3

Unfortunatley that is impossible to answer. Different cancers grow at different rates and all cancers differ from person to person. I have a very good example of this.

My mum has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer. She started to feel unwell about a year ago but has only just been diagnosed.

Even though the tumour was very large it hasn't spread. Going by how long she has been ill we reckon she has had cancer for more than a year.

Someone at my work recently started to feel unwell and went to the doctors and had some tests done. He was also diagnosed with bowel cancer but unfortunatley it is too agressive and had already spread to his lymph nodes. It is terminal.

There really is no hard and fast rule with cancer. It will go where it wants and will get there as quickly or slowly as it wants.

  

Answer 4

I assume you mean spread to the point it becomes terminal?

I'm afraid it depends on the type and placement of the tumor and the individuals immune system.

It can vary from days to years.  

Answer 5

it depends on the type and also on you.. people react very differently look up mistletoe therapy it is usually perscribed by a dr  and can significantly help slow things down and help the imune system  recover the effects of chemo should you decide to have it.

Answer 6

some cancers spread really fast, only weeks to find metastasis.  Some cancers spread really slow and can be present for months and months without spreading.  It's not so much the location as they type of cancer that leads to spreading.

Answer 7

No way to say without knowing what type, where and how long you've had it.  Good luck.

Answer 8

It depends very much on the type of cancer and it's site. Some cancers only invade locally others spread rapidly though the body. Some cancers have typical sites where secondary deposits tend to settle.

Answer 9

it depends on which cancer it is,my friend had breast cancer but it was the non roaming kind.i had throat cancer but needed chemo and radiotherapy