Approximately 55 percent of patients with mesothelioma live more than 6 months, while approximately 35 percent live more than a year. Only 9 percent of people diagnosed with mesothelioma survive more than 5 years.
"How long can you live with mesothelioma?"
Those who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer caused by asbestos, often ask this question. Unfortunately, as with most diseases, there is not a single answer to how long a mesothelioma patient will live.
Mesothelioma Survival Rates Mesothelioma Survival Rates
6 months after diagnosis 55%
1 year after diagnosis 33%
5 years after diagnosis 9%
Survival rates for mesothelioma are improving
The good news is that survival rates for patients with mesothelioma are improving. A 2015 meta-study examined the results of 20 years from 1992 to 2012, and during that period the two main forms of mesothelioma (pleural and peritoneal) have seen an improvement in survival.
Mesothelioma survival rate by typeHealth of life according to the type of mesothelioma:
Pleural Pericardial Peritoneal
1 year 73% 92% 51%
3 years 23% 74% 26%
5 years 12% sixty five% 23%
10 years 4.7% 39% (N / A)
According to the study, the survival of peritoneal mesothelioma has shown a significant improvement, largely due to new forms of treatment, such as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).
