“What are the chances of a relapse of cancer?”

Any cancer can reoccur. Careful follow-up and appropriate testing is mandatory.

Relapse rate depends on stage and grade of cancer.

This requires personal ongoarion ideally. Vast bodies of data are available to surgeons and oncologists based on pathology and tumor test genomic proteomics studies. You need to ask your doctor and every patient should have can have hard data
Prognosis is key to choice of prevention. Many post operative treatments are critical to motive outcr but one option doesn't got all
Yes BC recurrence is a real risk problem not just for five years but far beyond the risk decreases w time BC with no evidence of residual disease can be seen as a chronic disease for many bit w the ideal pathology the risk of recurrence can be small
There are diet exercise and weight recommendations to reduce the risk they clement but don't replace adjuvant medical intervention

Cancer is a complex problem. Even breast cancer is not one disease. There are different types of breast cancer; several markers checked by the Pathologist on the cancer tissue. ER, PR, Her 2 etc. TNM stage is important, what stage your cantwas, what treatment you had are all important questions and will determine your prognosis.

Eknath Deo, M.D.

Unfortunately, cancers can spread to other parts of the body occasionally. The chemotherapy and anti hormone pills offered by medical oncologists reducvtge rate of it coming back.