If the cancer started in his lymph nodes, then I am guessing it was a lymphoma?
If it was, that is good, because lymphomas are some of the most treatable cancers around. Relapse rates can run as high as 40% with some of them, although as treatments advance it is decreasing.
The key thing to remember is relapse does NOT equal the end of all things. As stated, if it's metastasized in his spine, the treatment can result in some paraylsis I think, but that's not definite. If all you know is that it has relapsed, there's really not a lot to be said right now. You need things like how much it has spread, and where to and all that before a real prognosis can be made. Remember, relapses are fairly common, but can still be treatable.
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