Thank you for your response and encouragement. I truly appreciate it. It
means a lot. On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM Mayo Clinic Connect <
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> Hello. The standard treatment when I was diagnosed was chemotherapy. The
> doctors felt I would do well with the stem cell transplant and I agreed.
> But as I repeated to all with cancer. Sometimes it’s like riding a roller
> coaster. When I was diagnosed I was told in front of my family that it was
> not curable but when I relapsed they would treat me. Everything I read from
> Mayo Clinic, John’s Hopkins, md Anderson, etc it was always not curable
> with a five year diagnosis. However, and unbelievably during one of my
> follow visits the doctor explained that they had new therapeutics to offer
> me in the event I relapsed. The new prognosis is 11 years. If you go to any
> of the sites I mentioned above, they no longer refer to this cancer as
> noncurable. They refer to it as a cancer that can be managed. Those words
> gave me hope. Science is advancing at such a rapid rate that doctors are
> continually changing protocols and using new medicines. I hope I have
> answered your question and it has given you some good feelings. I wish you
> the best going forward. I see my oncologist next week for my six month
> checkup. If you want to know if anything new is told to me, don’t think
> twice about reaching out. Good luck, stay positive. As long as you are
> breathing you have life. Choose to live it!!!
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