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August 3, 2008, 7:17 am
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I was happy to read recently that the cancer survival rate is on the increase. If I look at all the people I know who have suffered at the hands of this illness over the years, only two have died and seven have gone on to live happy, full and well lives.

What sorts of treatments are credited with the rise in survival rates?

Do you think this is because treatments can focus on treating the cancer cells more accurately?

Cancer survival rate can be high if one discovered that he has cancer early. If the cancer is in the first or second stage, then one will have a very good chance of survival. However, if it is in the last stage, then you can kiss life good bye!

I definitely believe that the way we treat cancer, in addition to the fact that we now know how to detect many cancers sooner, has a lot to do with the high survival rates.

Yes I am glad to see survival rates are much higher than ever before. Advancement in medicine and care has really helped.

Some cancers have made tremendous progress. I was reading about Brian Piccolo again this week and read that the cancer that killed him is now almost 100% curable. In part, that's because of the money the foundation named after Brian has raised. Then we pancreatic cancer that is still such a killer. We've come so far, and yet have so far to go.

And don`t forget Lukemia. They have made a lot of progress with that one too. I hope to see the day they can cure all cancers.