Yu-Mei Wang1, Hai-Qiang Guo. 1. Department of Palliative Care Ward, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. wangyumeiyymm@hotmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was to present the survival of advanced cancer patients and explore the influence of various factors on survival time as well as survival rate. The results provide guidelines for clinical practice of cancer treatment. METHODS: Follow-up of 674 advanced cancer patients was performed in a hospice. The median survival time and survival rate were calculated, and survival analysis was carried out. RESULTS: The median survival time of all patients dying from cancer was 12.0 months and the average survival time was 25.1 months. The 1-year cumulative survival rate was 0.518±0.020 and the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 0.088±0.012. The following factors showed significant impacts on survival rate: gender, age, primary diagnosis, surgery and the time when pain appeared. CONCLUSIONS: The survival time of patients with advanced cancer was relatively short. Major approaches to extend the survival time include early detection, early diagnosis, effective surgical treatment, pain control, reasonable supply of nutrients and multiple interventions.
OBJECTIVE: This study was to present the survival of advanced cancerpatients and explore the influence of various factors on survival time as well as survival rate. The results provide guidelines for clinical practice of cancer treatment. METHODS: Follow-up of 674 advanced cancerpatients was performed in a hospice. The median survival time and survival rate were calculated, and survival analysis was carried out. RESULTS: The median survival time of all patients dying from cancer was 12.0 months and the average survival time was 25.1 months. The 1-year cumulative survival rate was 0.518±0.020 and the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 0.088±0.012. The following factors showed significant impacts on survival rate: gender, age, primary diagnosis, surgery and the time when pain appeared. CONCLUSIONS: The survival time of patients with advanced cancer was relatively short. Major approaches to extend the survival time include early detection, early diagnosis, effective surgical treatment, pain control, reasonable supply of nutrients and multiple interventions.
Authors: Si Qi Li; Xiong Fei Pan; Michael Saheb Kashaf; Qing Ping Xue; Hui Jing Luo; Yan Yan Wang; Ying Wen; Chun Xia Yang Journal: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Date: 2017-02-01