When cancer reaches advanced stage, the most important concern of patients and relatives is how long they can live. For esophageal cancer patients, after being diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer, they are more sensitive to the question of how long they can live with advanced esophageal cancer. Whether esophageal cancer can be cured and how long they can live are related to many factors. Therefore, how long one can live with advanced esophageal cancer should be judged according to the development of the patient’s disease. For this reason, let’s learn more about it below. How long can I live with advanced esophageal cancer? Precautions after having esophageal cancer: First, treatment method. How long can esophageal cancer live? The choice of treatment method is the main influencing factor. Surgery is the best choice for early stage esophageal cancer patients, as the immunity of the body is still good at this time, which is conducive to early recovery. The best choice for middle and late stage patients is usually the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, that is, radiotherapy is the main treatment method, supplemented by Chinese medicine to promote the recovery of the organism. Second, the patient’s physique. Patients who are young and strong recover faster than those who are a little older, because the body is good, it is resistant to the disease and has a strong tolerance for surgery. For patients with very poor physique to prolong life survival, radiotherapy treatment is not recommended, it is best to use Chinese medicine for conditioning, so that it will not cause more trauma to the already fragile body. Third, the patient’s state of mind. Clinically, many patients leave not because the disease itself cannot be cured, but because their own psychological pressure is too great, to “scare” themselves. Therefore, it is essential for patients to maintain an optimistic and positive attitude. Fourth, the care of family members. Patients in the pathological period are more fragile, need the careful care of family members. This includes healthy and scientific dietary care, communication with the attending physician, reasonable work and rest arrangement, etc. Therefore, we do not need to put too much emphasis on the issue of how long can patients live in the late stage of esophageal cancer, and patients should not always put the survival period in their mind, which will increase the burden on the mind and is detrimental to physical recovery. However, this time is only an estimation and projection, it does not mean that if the doctor expects to live for three months, then the patient must have only three months of life. If the patient recovers well, he or she will definitely exceed the three-month period. However, many patients will always put the “three months” time at ease, and become depressed, depressed and depressed overall, which will actually aggravate the patient’s condition and is very detrimental to health recovery.