As a TCM oncologist, the most common question asked by cancer patients and their families is: Doctor, how long can I live, 40 years of malignant tumors whenever I think of this situation is not a taste, as a doctor I tried all kinds of ways to prolong the survival of patients, and in the process I have also accumulated rich experience in diagnosis.
Some patients ask, "Can you tell at a glance how long a cancer patient can live?"Tell you, in fact, sometimes it is really possible, maybe some patients will have questions, what you are talking about is too godly, in fact, it is not how god I am, but I have accumulated more experience, mastered a wider range of knowledge, and summarized the universal law of diagnosis from theory and practice, so as to make a relatively accurate ** for the survival of cancer patients So, what are the factors that affect the survival of cancer patients, based on my experience and research results, I think there are five major factors that affect the survival of cancer patients, and the last one is particularly important.
1 type of cancer.
The types of cancer are different, the degree of malignancy is not the same, and the survival time will be very different, thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, these cancers with a low degree of malignancy, after standardization, the 5-year survival rate is very high, and basically it will not affect the life expectancy, and the degree of malignancy of pancreatic cancer is very high, known as the "king of cancer", its 5-year survival rate is very low, and the prognosis is not good.
2. Pathological types of cancer.
For example, the 5-year survival rate of differentiated thyroid carcinoma is 98%-99%, which can be said to be close to 100%, that is to say, the vast majority of patients can easily survive for more than five years, but the overall 5-year survival rate of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is only 7%, and the advanced stage is only 4%, and the survival rate of most patients is difficult to exceed five years, so it can be said that the prognosis is very poor.
3. Metastasis of cancer.
Cancer is most afraid of cancer metastasis and spread, which means that the difficulty increases, the patient's health is poor, there are more lesions, complications follow, the patient's viscera function and resistance are weak, and the means and methods are also subject to physical conditions, which often affect survival.
4. Support from the patient's family.
I once said: cancer is never a one-person battle, the care of relatives is the driving force for cancer patients to fight the disease, at the same time, it is also conducive to cancer patients to establish confidence in fighting cancer, to a certain extent, it can release negative emotions such as sadness and depression, so that the immunity of cancer patients can be enhanced, and the survival of cancer patients will be improved to a certain extent.
5. Choose the best way for you.
Surgery and chemoradiotherapy can be performed to remove cancer cells in the early stage of cancer, but the problem is that the vast majority of cancer patients are already in the advanced stage of cancer when they are found, and there are multiple cancer metastases, we take breast cancer as an example, in the early stage, selective resection is the best way, breast cancer patients have an early survival rate of more than 90% after surgery, and it is normal to live to 10 years, 20 years, or even longer.
For advanced breast cancer patients with organ metastasis, at this time, the choice of the first plan should not only effectively kill the tumor cells, but also consider the fact that the "harm outweighs the good" brought by the disease, which will increase the pain of the patient and affect the life expectancy. An effective and appropriate regimen for the patient's condition can prolong survival by about 1 to 3 years.
In recent years, the incidence of cancer is still on the rise, and there are more and more studies on ** cancer, in fact, cancer is no longer as terrible as before. According to the latest medical opinion, cancer can also be classified as a chronic disease because it is not contagious, has a slow onset, has a long course of disease, and often reverses. For patients who cannot eliminate cancer, it is also recommended to live with cancer and maintain a good attitude.
So, about "how long do cancer patients live?".The answer to this question is dynamic. As long as you can actively cooperate, maintain a good attitude, ensure balanced nutrition, strengthen nutritional supplementation, encourage patients, and build confidence in the future, these will help prolong the survival of patients and improve the prognosis. If you are still bothered by cancer problems, please write your questions in the comment section and I will answer them for you.
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cancer, Tumors