Stage 3 Breast Cancer Untreated Survival Prognosis

I am worried about my elderly mother who is above 75 years old. She is diagnosed with stage 3 invasive breast cancer.

Due to her other medical conditions and weakness surgery was not recommended, chemo was also said to have side effects which will cause her more harm than good and upon discussion it was decided that she should be left alone untreated.

I want to ask how long a person with untreated stage 3 invasive breast cancer lives. What can be done to ease her suffering and strengthen her immune system? People with similar experience please share your survival story thank you.

  • How long greatly depends on spread and the aggressiveness of the cancer.  All things being equal, grade 3 tends to spread fast. Grade 1 on the other hand progresses slower. There's also different kinds of breast cancer. Some can be slowed with hormone blockers, whilst others can't.

    However, it's not a question anyone can really answer. So many factors involved and "what ifs". Even the doctors at the hospital, who know her medical history, can only use guesstimates. You'd have to ask them.