What factors are related to the life expectancy of bone cancer

What factors affect the life expectancy of bone cancer patients? This is a question of deep concern to bone tumor patients and their families. Experts point out that bone tumors are not terrible. If it is a benign tumor, early detection and early treatment can reach a survival rate of more than 90%. The patient can recover and live long-term after being discharged from the hospital. In contrast, for mid- and late-stage bone tumors, it depends on the situation. If the treatment is appropriate, the patient can live a normal and continuous life after the operation.

Factors that affect how long patients with bone tumors live

The survival of cancer patients is affected by various factors, and bone tumors are no exception. The severity of the patient's condition, the strength of their physical condition, the quality of the treatment, and their tolerance will directly or indirectly affect the patient's survival. Generally speaking, the survival of patients with benign bone tumors and malignant bone tumors is different:

Benign bone tumors: For patients with early benign bone tumors, how long they can live depends mainly on whether appropriate treatment methods are taken in time. Generally speaking, early benign bone tumors have small lesions and have not spread or metastasized. If they are ablated in time through minimally invasive treatment and combined with Chinese medicine after surgery, better treatment effects can be achieved, and the patient's 5-year survival rate can reach more than 60%.

Malignant bone tumor: If the bone tumor has worsened, the patient often faces the risk of amputation, and generally needs to be treated with clinical methods such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, although radiotherapy and chemotherapy can shrink the tumor to a certain extent, it will also increase toxic and side effects as the treatment time increases, killing tumor cells while also killing normal cells of the body. From a long-term perspective, it will affect the patient's survival. Many bone tumor patients do not persist for long after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and eventually die. Therefore, bone tumor patients with poor physical function should use radiotherapy and chemotherapy with caution.

Experts pointed out that whether it is a benign bone tumor or a mid- to late-stage bone tumor, the treatment method is the key factor affecting how long bone tumor patients can live, and it is also related to the strength of the hospital. Grasping these two major aspects can largely guarantee the survival of bone tumor patients; other factors such as the patient's physical condition, psychological condition, and family care also affect the survival of bone tumor patients to varying degrees. Experts suggest that bone tumor patients should choose a professional tumor hospital for treatment to avoid postoperative metastasis due to improper treatment, which will worsen the condition.