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Prognosis of Liver cancer: Overall prognosis for survival depends on the extent of cirrhosis and tumor stage, which then determine the appropriate treatment. Patients able to undergo a curative resection have a median survival of as long as 4 years; patients who present when they are too ill to be treated have a median survival of 3 months. ...see also Overview of Liver cancer
Onset of Liver cancer: Age at diagnosis varies widely according to geographic distribution. In the United States and Europe, the median age at diagnosis is 65 years. Hepatocellular carcinoma is rarely diagnosed in persons younger than 40 years. In Africa and Asia, age at diagnosis is substantially younger, occurring in the fourth and fifth decades of life.
Average life years lost from Liver cancer: 16.0 years for liver/IBD cancers (SEER)1 ...see also deaths and Liver cancer
Deaths from Liver cancer: 12.382 deaths reported in USA 1999 for cancer of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (NVSR Sep 2001)
Estimated mortality rate for Liver cancer from incidence and deaths statistics:
Complications of Liver cancer may include:
See also complications of Liver cancer.
At this time, liver cancer can be cured only when it is found at an early stage (before it has spread) and only if the patient is healthy enough to have an operation. However, treatments other than surgery may be able to control the disease and help patients live longer and feel better. When a cure or control of the disease is not possible, some patients and their doctors choose palliative therapy . Palliative therapy aims to improve the quality of a person's life by controlling pain and other problems caused by the disease. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Liver Cancer: NCI)
The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Liver cancer:
The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Liver cancer:
The 'prognosis' of Liver cancer usually refers to the likely outcome of Liver cancer. The prognosis of Liver cancer may include the duration of Liver cancer, chances of complications of Liver cancer, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Liver cancer, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Liver cancer. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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