Stages I II.

What does advanced cancer mean. Stage 3 cancer means the breast cancer has extended to beyond the immediate region of the tumor and may have invaded nearby lymph nodes and muscles but has not spread to distant organs. Your decision about having CPR is personal. Secondary cancer in the bone keeps the name of the original cancer.

This is called cancer in situ carcinoma in situ or localised cancer. However some types of advanced cancer can be controlled over a long period of time and are thought of as an ongoing or chronic illness. In advanced cancer the heart lungs and other organs begin to fail and its harder to restart them with CPR.

Although this stage is considered to be advanced there are a growing number of effective treatment options. Stage IIB advanced Stage IIIA Stage IIIB Stage IIIC and Stage IV refer to advanced breast cancer locally advanced breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer. The most common symptom is feeling tired and unwell.

Doctors sometimes call this metastatic or secondary cancer. Advanced prostate cancer is when cancer cells have spread from the prostate to other parts of the body. Even if advanced cancer cant be cured treatment can sometimes.

The thing about advanced cancer is that it does make you think about mortality. I am no expert but as far as I am aware advanced and terminal mean two different things and are are two stages of cancer. Even if the goal is not to cure the cancer physical symptoms can.

A cancer might be advanced when it is first diagnosed. You might have problems swallowing and some weight loss if the cancer is in the food pipe. You may find it useful to read the Cancer Council booklet about the primary cancer type.