Survival rates by AJCC TNM stage
| Stage | 5-Year Survival Rate |
|---|---|
| I | 81% |
| II | 74% |
| III | 53% |
| IV | 8% |
Survival rates for kidney cancer by stage - American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-survival-rates
Kind of looks dire, doesn't it? And they also say that regression of kidney cancer after removal of a kidney is "extremely rare". So although my cancer seems to be receding I cannot relax my nutritional vigil.
Today I am travelling to Edmonton for a follow-up appointment with Dr A Fairey, the surgeon who saved my life on December 06, 2015. One of my interests will be to ask him how to improve the health of the one kidney that I still have. That must be considered seriously so that I can have the intravenous when I have my next CT scan which will be August 23, 2016, 2 1/2 months away now.
I now have my Feb 3 and May 16 radiologist's reports, and I have compared them with considerable wonder to the report of Dec 3, 2015 just before my operation. Yes, it is a wonder that I am alive and quite well. More about that in the next blog entry.
One of my favourite books has become Nina Joy's "Adventures of a Cancer Maverick". I think her surname, Joy, is interesting because joy is one of her main ingredients for healing and long-term survival. Here is the cover for her book just in case you are interested in finding a copy:
