How long have I got left to live.

How long can someone live with advanced cancer. You will still have treatment to manage any symptoms. For example if the five-year survival rate for localized colon cancer is 90 percent that means that 90 percent of the people. Your doctor wont be able to give you an exact answer.

Overall the 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is lower than other cancers at 186. Theres hope for time for being with loved ones and finishing important tasks. Others seem to live on despite all odds.

So unless she has been told it is terminal usually 6 months life expectancy or less keep your hopes up and even with a terminal prognosis keep your hopes up. People with cancer and their families often want to know how long a person is expected to live. Localized means it hasnt spread outside the original tissue or organ And when diagnosed.

To treat stage A liver cancer you might have an operation to remove part of your liver a liver transplant or treatment to destroy the cancer ablation therapy. The dying person will feel weak and sleep a lot. Everyone is different and no one can say exactly how long you will live.

Without treatment the median survival for stage A liver cancer is 3 years. Some people may live with advanced cancer for a long time sometimes for years. Some will have pain while others dont.

Life expectancy for cancers is typically expressed as a 5-year survival rate the percent of patients who will be alive 5 years after diagnosis. The 5-year survival rate for people with localized breast or prostate cancer is nearly 100 percent. More information about hospice can be found below in the Related Resources section of this fact sheet.