I wanted to post a question that I have not been able to get answered via internet searches.
My husband is Stage IV and NED for over 2 years now 🙂 I know that we will be having scans for the rest of his life, but if he remains NED for > 5 years, would he then be considered a lower stage or is it once Stage IV, always stage IV?
Once a Stage IV cancer patient is determined to be Stage IV…Stage IV it ever will be. However, every passing day without disease is not only a blessing but a very good prognostic sign for the future!!! Congratulations to you and your husband!!! Celeste
Once a Stage IV cancer patient is determined to be Stage IV…Stage IV it ever will be. However, every passing day without disease is not only a blessing but a very good prognostic sign for the future!!! Congratulations to you and your husband!!! Celeste
Once a Stage IV cancer patient is determined to be Stage IV…Stage IV it ever will be. However, every passing day without disease is not only a blessing but a very good prognostic sign for the future!!! Congratulations to you and your husband!!! Celeste
Those of us who have been Stage 4 but are now NED are, pretty much, exporing new territory. I wrote a blog post once (tongue in cheek) suggesting that a "Stage 5" be established, representing the next step beyond Stage 4. It would be nice to think that with the advances in melanoma therapy the typical progression will be toward complete, sustained remission…
Those of us who have been Stage 4 but are now NED are, pretty much, exporing new territory. I wrote a blog post once (tongue in cheek) suggesting that a "Stage 5" be established, representing the next step beyond Stage 4. It would be nice to think that with the advances in melanoma therapy the typical progression will be toward complete, sustained remission…
Those of us who have been Stage 4 but are now NED are, pretty much, exporing new territory. I wrote a blog post once (tongue in cheek) suggesting that a "Stage 5" be established, representing the next step beyond Stage 4. It would be nice to think that with the advances in melanoma therapy the typical progression will be toward complete, sustained remission…
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