Mesothelioma Survival Rates
By Christopher Visser
Mesothelioma (just like any other
cancer type), is basically incurable. The various treatments available are
aimed at slowing down the progression of the disease thereby prolonging the
lifespan of the patient as well as improving his or her quality of life at the
same time. Once the diagnosis of mesothelioma has
been made the resulting prognosis may vary considerably depending on the stage
and severity of the cancer.
By means of definition, diagnosis
is simply the way of medically classifying the kind of disease an individual
has, while the mesothelioma prognosis is the likely result or outcome of the
disease.
On a general level, once the
diagnosis of mesothelioma is done, the resulting prognosis is usually not good
in most cases. The condition that may enhance a favourable prognosis is early
diagnosis. If the cancer is a stage-1 cancer (which can be very rare), then
corrective surgery may be possible.
When discussing mesothelioma
survival rates, it simply means the number or percentage of people who
survive for a certain period of time after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Due to the latency period of mesothelioma (20-50 years), the diagnosed patient
usually has a short life expectancy based on the prognosis. This is because
most of the diagnosed patients are old already and their immune system is
generally weaker. So, younger patients generally have a higher life expectancy
than older patients.
The prognosis offered by doctors
is based on the results that accompanied those who had the disease (at the
diagnosed stage) in the past. However, it is important to note that past
records do not necessarily have an effect on your present diagnosis. This is
particularly so, because mesothelioma is a very rare type of cancer, so the
records upon which these presented statistics are based may actually be decades
before and a lot of technological advancements have taken place since then and
this can help the patient to have a much higher life expectancy compared to the
past records.
Many factors affect the survival
rate. Such factors are: general health of the patient, the age, the kind of
treatment, and the response of the cancer to treatment. So, generally, survival
rates are just rough estimates at best.
5-Year Survival Rate
This is a term often used by
doctors when discussing issues related to cancer. This simply refers to the
amount of people who live above 5 years after their cancer diagnosis. The
relative 5-year survival rate compares the amount of people who survive 5 years
after their cancer diagnosis with that of a similar group of people (without
cancer) who also survive 5 more years after their diagnosis. This particularly
helps to balance the deaths from non-cancer sources.
Normal Survival Rates or Life Expectancy
·
Stage-1
mesothelioma: The general life expectancy for this stage is around 34
months
·
Stage-2
mesothelioma: The average life
expectancy for this stage is 22 months.
·
Stage-3
mesothelioma: The average life survival rate for this stage is 19 months
·
Stage-4
mesothelioma: The average survival rate is 13 months
References
Christopher Visser is Founder of Mesothelioma Treatment Community of TreatMesothelioma.org
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