- Chosen by Voters Well, all cancers are potentially and eventually "terminal". They never really go away and can always resurface and cause a patient to die.Not quite sure why they called hers termianl and two years later she's not "terminated". Also not sure what was diagnosed at the time. Was the cancer just in her breast tissue or had it affected other organs too?If it was just the breast tissue, it can't be called terminal. Most breast CA patients live a rather healthy life for years to come, if the cancer has not spread elsewhere, specially liver, lung, or bone. 4 years ago 100% 1 Vote