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I was just wondering if anyone thinks they will have cures for colon cancer soon, i heard they can now tell by simple bloodtest if you have it or not.

As they learn more an more about the molecular biology of colon cancer they undoubtedly will have more and more effective treatments. But the most important thing will always be to detect it as early as possible, because surgery in that case will be the only treatment needed.

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my 68 year old dad had a biopsy and it came back posative for cancer. their gonna do more tests. but they didnt find it in the rectel finger exam. is it curable? im scared

Prostate cancer is very common. Around half of all men in their 60′s have it, although most will never know it or be bothered by it. By the time men are in their 80′s, most will have it. This is known from autopsy studies of car crash victims, btw. Only about 3% of male deaths are from prostate cancer–this in spite of the fact that the lifetime risk of being diagnosed is 1 in 6.

Caught early, the cure rate is nearly 100%, and the 5 year survival rate is nearly 100% whether or not the cancer is cured. This is because, compared to other cancers, prostate cancer is a turtle.

You’re going to need more information to estimate the likelihood of successful treatment–the Gleason score is the most important, followed by stage of disease and PSA history.

See the guide on estimating the odds:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5275952_estimate-prostate-cancer-cure-odds.html