Question 1

what is the breast cancer survival rate?

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It Varies: 5-year breast cancer survival rates are dependent upon the cancer stage, varying from almost 100% for dcis (stage 0) to less than 20% for metastatic disease (stage 4).  Furthermore, cancer survival is dependent upon the response to chemotherapy.  Of note, breast cancer survival has increased over the past decade in the us.

Question 2

what is positive breast cancer survival rate?

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?: Positive for what?  You mean estrogen receptor positive?  Her-2 positive?  Lymph node positive???  Can't help you here, friend. Not enough information.

Question 3

what is occult breast cancer, what is survival rate of woman older than 60 who have occult breast cancer?

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Occult breast cancer: is breast cancer that first shows up as metastatic disease, usually axillary lymph nodes, but the site of origin of the cancer in the breast cannot be identified.  The overall 10 year survival is about 50-70%, although I am not sure how it breaks down by age.

Question 4

what is the her2- positive breast cancer survival rate?

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Very high!: The five year survival rate for all breast cancer is over 90%. Her2+ cancers used to have the worst prognosis, but Herceptin (trastuzumab) changed that. Now they have a very good prognosis if they are caught at an early stage (stage 1 or 2). The stage really determines the prognosis, so without that information i can't give you a number. But I am happy for my patients with a her2+ cancer-- many  treatments!

Question 5

metastatic breast cancer what is survival rate women older than 65?

Accepted Answer

Depends....: ...on many factors, such as ER and Her2 status (+ vs. -), tumor grade, how many metastases (a few vs. a lot), the location of the metastases (bone vs. liver/lung/brain), the general health of the patient, and the availability of therapy for her.  I would say that as a rule, metastatic breast cancer patients do better than other common cancers but of course there are exceptions. Saludos.

Question 6

women under 40 with breast cancer have a lower survival rate than older women?

Accepted Answer

It depends: the hormone levels of a younger woman are high and can affect the breast cancer and treatments.
 the behavior of cancers in younger people in general behave more aggressively because the blood supply, metabolism etc are more active in younger people.
it depends upon the biology of the tumor, the staging, the genetics. early detection is a major factor in long term survival.

Question 7

please help! what is the survival rate for stage 2 a breast cancer?

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Breast Cancer.: According to the american cancer society the 5 year relative survival rate for stage 1 is 100%, stage ii- 93%, stage iii is 72% and stage IV is 22%.

Question 8

what is the survival rate for a 46 yr old pt with stage 2b invasive lobular breast cancer w/node involvement?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 80%: The exact answer to this question depends on a number of factors: actual tumor size, level of estrogen expression, number of nodes involved, medications given and individual response to medications.  Lifestyle factors are also key. 80% 5-year survival comes from pooled data from a variety of patients.  It's best to ask you medical oncologist to calculate your survival based upon your personal data

Question 9

what is the average survival rate for breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on Stage,etc: Breast cancers vary a lot from one person to the next. Features that help predict how aggressive any cancer is include it's size, the presence of spread to adj.Lymph nodes or distant organs, specific proteins that are found on some cancers (estrogen-, progesterone-, her2/neu receptors), the grade of the tumor, the type of breast cancer, etc. In general, when caught early, we have high cure rates.

Question 10

what is invasive breast cancer and how is it treated? what is the general survival rate?

Accepted Answer

Breast ca: Invasive refers to the tumor cells invading through the originating structure [usually the milk duct in breast cancer] and developing the ability to attract more blood supply and grow bigger.  It also means it can spread to other parts of body.
From am ca society:
2001-2002 stage & 5-year  survival rate: 0-93%; i-88%; iia- 81%; iib- 74%; iiia- 67%; iiib- 41%*; iiic; 49%*; iv- 15%;.

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