Hi,

It is an awful cancer but survival rates are higher now than they ever have been. Much of the data online is out of date and even the latest data is based on 5 year old data. When I was diagnosed at stage 4 I was told I had less than a 5% chance of surviving 5 years. That was in 2013 - which shows you shouldn’t apply average statistics to individual patients as none of us are average.

All you can really do is stick to the care plan and hope you’re one of the lucky ones. Bear in mind that the average patient is older than 67 and that many patients have other serious conditions as well as OC. 

Good luck!

Dave

Hi,

It is an awful cancer but survival rates are higher now than they ever have been. Much of the data online is out of date and even the latest data is based on 5 year old data. When I was diagnosed at stage 4 I was told I had less than a 5% chance of surviving 5 years. That was in 2013 - which shows you shouldn’t apply average statistics to individual patients as none of us are average.

All you can really do is stick to the care plan and hope you’re one of the lucky ones. Bear in mind that the average patient is older than 67 and that many patients have other serious conditions as well as OC. 

Good luck!

Dave

Thank you. I read your incredible story. And what you say above makes me fell easier. Thanks. PET Scan tomorrow.