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Treatments, side effects, and recovery rates vary tremendously among types of cancer. Some are eminently treatable with virtually no downsides. Some progress so slowly that treatment is all but unnecessary in most cases. And some remain tremendously aggressive, treatments themselves debilitating, and spread or recurrence all but assured.

Cancer is not s single disease, with a common origin, treatment, or outcome. It is a common characteristic --- malignant cell growth --- with multiple distinct manifestations, causes, prognoses, and treatments.

Knowledge of what specific condition is being faced makes a huge difference in response options.