Survival rates

LunaG 5 hours ago

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I have been having treatment for stage 2 breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy in March which I understand was successful and have one more day of radiotherapy to go

i believe my prognosis is good but i just lost someone very close to me who had breast cancer that a few years later spread to her brain.

I don’t fully understand the survival rate data as it seems to only ever mention 5 year rates Is it common to survive longer than this ?

Eebee 4 hours ago

Hi LunaG

I’m sorry you have lost someone close to you to breast cancer. Unfortunately this is the sad outcome for some people. But, and this is a big but, many many people survive for a very long time after breast cancer. I have just been reading a post on another forum by a woman who had their treatment 30 years ago.

Not everyone likes to know their prognosis in numbers, but if you did want to know you can put your information into NHS Predict and that will give you survival rates at 5, 10 and 15 years. There are two versions of Predict, the latest one appears more favourable but I believe is not endorsed by all oncologists.

It’s natural to worry about survival when you have lost someone close and still finishing treatment yourself. It does get easier with time. x

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