The survival time after chemotherapy for leukemia is related to the patient’s age, the presence or absence of combined underlying diseases, his or her own physical condition, and the severity of the disease, and cannot be generalized.
Leukemia in the elderly is mostly insensitive to chemotherapy drugs, poorly tolerated, with a lower remission rate than in young and middle-aged leukemia patients, a poorer prognosis, and a relatively higher mortality rate. Clinically, leukemia can be divided into acute and chronic, with acute leukemia patients having an acute onset and a short course, and survival time after chemotherapy usually not exceeding six months. If the duration of the disease is more than six months, after chemotherapy, the survival period is usually up to 39-47 months, with a 5-year survival rate of 25%-50%. Some chronic lymphocytic leukemias can survive for 10-20 years, but they should be reviewed regularly and once abnormalities are detected, active treatment is needed in a timely manner to avoid life-threatening acute lesions and bone marrow failure.
In addition, leukemia patients need to wear loose and easy to take off clothes after chemotherapy; do not take a shower for 24 hours after drug infusion; pay attention to oral and skin hygiene; keep the indoor air fresh; if there is nausea and vomiting and other side effects of chemotherapy, you can eat breakfast earlier and postpone eating dinner on the day of drug administration, with a light diet.