This is exactly how Super Meat Boy has been going for me on the Vita.

Fair enough, I was told otherwise by the doctor who drew the marrow but he wouldn’t be the one to go by. My oncologist only ever mentioned radiation as an option if the chemo did not work; fortunately though those were the only times it was brought up.

The survival rates drop dramatically as age and stage increase. It will also depend on the particular sub-type as well.