How long can you usually live after being diagnosed with melanoma

How long can patients with late-stage melanoma live? Oncologists say that generally speaking, as long as melanoma surgery is treated in time, the success rate is very high and can greatly increase the patient's chance of survival. However, surgery is not a factor that affects the survival rate of melanoma patients. How long patients with late-stage melanoma can live is also affected by factors such as whether it is the best time for treatment, preoperative and postoperative care, the patient's mentality, and the patient's physical function.

1. Patient's psychological quality

Cancer patients generally go through five stages: shock, denial, depression, resistance to treatment, and adaptation. The psychological barriers of cancer patients have a great impact on treatment, not only affecting the recovery of physical diseases and making it difficult for patients to adapt to family and society, but also aggravating the condition, affecting the treatment effect, causing tumor recurrence and deterioration, leading to more visits to the doctor, longer hospital stays, poor treatment compliance, and increased medical expenses, which bring burdens to the family and society.

2. The patient's physical condition

The patient's physical fitness is also one of the important factors that determine how long a patient can live in the late stage of melanoma. Only patients with good physical function and strong immunity can resist the development of cancer and tolerate various drug treatments. Therefore, improving the patient's immune function and enhancing resistance to tumors is extremely important for patients with advanced melanoma.

3. Treatment selected by the patient

The treatment method chosen by the patient directly determines the patient's life cycle. Different treatment methods have different therapeutic effects, so patients should choose carefully.