- The biggest factors affecting the prognosis of mesothelioma patients are:
- Tumor size and staging
- Cell type (histopathology)
- Patient’s gender and age
- Stage of the cancer
- As mesothelioma is often diagnosed in its advanced stages, the prognosis from mesothelioma is often in the range of a year after diagnosis (6 months – 1 year).
- With all types of mesothelioma, prognosis is poor. For patients who do not receive treatment, the median survival is only six months; however, certain types of treatment can improve life expectancy significantly.
- Also if diagnosed early enough, survival may potentially extend over many years.
- Approximately 55 percent of mesothelioma patients live longer than 6 months, while roughly 35 percent live longer than one year. Only 9 percent of people diagnosed with mesothelioma survive longer than 5 years.
- However, patient survival rates are often contingent on the treatments available to the particular patient.
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