How long can a person live with multiple myeloma?

Answer 1

No one can really answeer that it depend on how well you respond to treatment and the overall health condition

Answer 2

Hi,

First thing is to NOT listen to most of what is on the web (and some posted here). MM has had a couple fo GREAT breakthrough treatments in the last year (Velcade and Revelamid) that have really helped. Plus better use of Thal/Dex, SCT and biophspahtes.

I know patients that are in year 10 and even 15 after diag. Keep a postitive attitude, it is a tough diagnosis but you can LIVE ! with MM

As far as individual survival; that is a very complicated question: depndes on age, progression at diagnosis, and some genetic factors (like cromozone 13) and which "type" of Myeloma you have.

Biggest thing I can think of to help with the survival is to make sure your are seeing someone that specialises in MM - not just cancer. The information is changing almost every day; so you need a doc in thyour courner that has thealstest information.

Also, KNOW your cancer - learn everything you can, so you can make the best decisions you can. Make sure you have a doc that you can communicate with and understands you needs and issues.

Good luck

Jewells
33 months and still here

Answer 3

This is really a question to be asking the doctor of the person diagnosed with the condition.

How long a person can live depends on where the tumors are, how fast they are spreading, and how they are affecting the patient--if they are affecting kidney functionality, the patient may have to go on dialysis.

Check out the website in my sources, it has more information on exactly this subject than I could possibly include here.

Answer 4

"The International Staging System can help to predict survival, with a median survival of 62 months for stage 1 disease, 45 months for stage 2 disease, and 29 months for stage 3 disease."