mesothelioma survival rates
Mesothelioma Survival Rates
About 40 percent of patients with mesothelioma survive
the first year after diagnosis. That survival rate depends on many
factors, including age, cancer stage, cancer type, race and gender.
Long-term survivors attribute their success to treatment from a
mesothelioma specialist, alternative medicine and nutritional changes.
How is survival rate measured?
Researchers describe the mesothelioma survival rate in
several ways. They usually talk about it in terms of one-year survival,
the percentage of people who survive for a year after diagnosis. Through
their studies, they also look at longer survival times, including the
number of people who live two years, three years and five years.
Average mesothelioma survival rates
Mesothelioma
claimed nearly 30,000 American lives between 1999 and 2010. About 40
percent of U.S. patients live to the one year mark. By the second year,
about 20 percent of patients are still alive. And by the third year, the
number is 8 percent.
