How long can someone live with leukemia?

Answer 1

A normal, long, healthy, life, if treated & cured.

Answer 2

I think your question is too vague. From what I understand, there are different types, and besides that, I'm sure it would depend on what stage it is in. Too many variables to answer a question like that. An acquaintance of mine was just diagnosed with some kind of leukemia, and she was told she has a 70% chance of overcoming it. I had a cousin who had leukemia as a child. It went into remission for several years, then when she reached puberty, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, and died at age 15. (This was back in the 1950's, mind you.) I don't think it's an automatic death sentence, though.

Answer 3

Statistics
Leukemia accounts for approximately 35% of all childhood cancers
Approximately 1 in 1000 children will be diagnosed with leukemia by the age of 19
It is more common in children under the age of 10
The five year survival rate for children diagnosed with leukemia and subsequently treated is approximately 70%
2500 cases of leukemia are diagnosed per year in the US

Answer 4

My Older cousin had leukemia When i was 6. She had it So it was incurable. I have never typed about this before it is really hard. i think she lived about 7 months

Answer 5

as a nurse and someone that works for the make a wish foundation i see children and adults with leukemia. the medicine world today is amazing. people can be be diagnosed with it one day and a month later be in remission. it's not that bad anymore. but yes all cancer is a bad thing but most can recover

Answer 6

Survival is measured in several ways so it is important to define each measure. The survival statistics are often presented as five-year survival, that is, the percentage of people who survive five years from the date of diagnosis. The five-year survival rates for the blood cancers (for all age groups) are: leukemia 48%;


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Answer 7

Many types of leukemia are very curable, so people can live full lives, but others have less promising prognoses, just depends on proper treatment and diagnosis

Answer 8

Well my dad had leukemia b4 i was born. He survived but now has to take many pain pill n stuff.

Answer 9

depends on the typeof leukemia, how long it went untreated, the patient (age, general health, etc), aggressiveness of treatment, and how lucky you are. some can be completely cured, others the outlook is not so good, youd have to talk to your doctor

Answer 10

as long as God allows them to live....