How many years can I live with advanced breast cancer?

  With the development of medicine, the 5-year survival rate of breast cancer patients has increased by 10 percentage points in the past decade. 5-year survival rate refers to the percentage of patients who are still alive 5 years after diagnosis and is the most common indicator to assess the prognosis of cancer patients. At present, the 5-year survival rate of patients with stage I, II and III breast cancer treated in China is 93%, 81% and 45% respectively. About 70% of newly diagnosed early stage breast cancers can survive for more than 20 years with good quality of life.  Once again, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment are the most important ways to prolong survival. In our daily life, we need to pay close attention to our body and have regular medical checkups to check if there are any abnormalities, and if there are, please make sure to have timely diagnosis and treatment.  If you are diagnosed, don’t be devastated, please take a look at these survival figures, you have a good chance to survive for decades, but such beautiful survival figures are predicated on your active cooperation with doctors in treatment and review. Breast cancer is a disease that you can not only live a long life, but also a good life. You are not alone in the long road of fighting against cancer, but together with your doctor, you will overcome the disease!