Question 1

what is the stage 5 cancer life expectancy for a patient?

Accepted Answer

??: First, you have not stated which cancer. Second, no such thing as stage 5. Ussually goes up to 4 (or 3 in some cases). Restate your question better.

Question 2

what would the life expectancy for someone with multiple cancers be?

Accepted Answer

Depends: ...On the kind and the stage.  A person may have basal cell skin cancer, dcis of the breast, and early cervical cancer and will likely do much better than someone with lung cancer only.

Question 3

could a person with cancer live a full life expectancy if they are treated early enough?

Accepted Answer

Yes: In fact, four out of six cancers are cured nowadays.

Question 4

what is the life expectancy of phase four rectal cancer?

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For five years: Overall 5 year survival rate for stge IV colorectal cancer is about 38%. That is, 38% of people live for 5years after diagnosis.

Question 5

what is the life expectancy for someone living with cancer?

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Depends: It will depend on so many factors - the type of cancer, the stage of cancer, the biology/other prognostic/predictive factors; type of treatments, your respond to therapy, your overall medical condition etc. 
Some cancer can be cured thus the life expectancy will be similar to other people who dont have cancer.

Question 6

how do doctors determine your life expectancy when you have cancer?

Accepted Answer

Related to extent of: Stage of Cancer which means extent of cancer(Tumor size and spread of Cancer determine the Stage of cancer) the stage) is the first step in estimating survival possibility. Ask your doctor about the stage of your cancer and where all it has spread in case it is metastatic cancer. Once you know the stage, the response to treatment is the next determinant of survival

Question 7

what is the life expectancy of lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the stage: Depends on the stage  of cancer, the biology , overall health condition of patients. Nowadays treatment of lung cancer is personalized based on the stage and biology of cancer. Patients can survive only for several months, a few /several years or could be cured in a very early stage. In a study, overall survival in stage IV non small cell lung cancer- is approximately 15 months.

Question 8

what is the life expectancy of a woman with ovarian cancer?

Accepted Answer

It depends.: If the cancer is stage i (confined to the ovary), and has no residual disease after surgery and is well to moderately differentiated, no more treatment is needed and 5 year survival is 95%.  In stage ii (confined to pelvis) totally resected, and stage i poorly differentiated, radiation and chemotherapy gives 5 year survival of 80%.  More advanced disease has 20% 5 year survival at best.

Question 9

how long is the average life expectancy of lymphoma cancer patients?

Accepted Answer

Dependent: It dependent to stage of disease and type of lymphoma.

Question 10

what happens in the 4th stage of ovarian cancer, how long is life expectancy in this final stage?

Accepted Answer

Unpredictable: There are many different types of ovarian cancer. Stage IV means it is in the liver or outside the peritoneal cavity. Two types can still be cured most of the time no matter how advanced. Around 15% of women with other stage IV ovarian cancers are alive 5 years later.  Good luck.

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