31+ Peritoneal Mesothelioma Life Expectancy
Background. An individual's life expectancy is based on a variety of factors, such as cell type, location and stage of. We sought to calculate life expectancies for patients with pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma, both at time of diagnosis and several years later, and to examine whether survival has improved in recent years.

Despite the poor life expectancy in some patients with mesothelioma successfully beat the disease and live a lot longer. Many patients now survive up to 5 years and some even live beyond 7 years. Peritoneal mesothelioma develops in the lining of the abdomen (peritoneum).

No one had studied the prognosis of peritoneal mesothelioma to develop a predictive model.

Life expectancy for a mesothelioma patient depends on variety of factors, including the extent of the cancer at the time a person is diagnosed. The average life expectancy of peritoneal mesothelioma patients is 12 months. Despite the poor life expectancy in some patients with mesothelioma successfully beat the disease and live a lot longer. A late diagnosis shortens the life expectancy of the patient and treatments at this point are not curative but palliative, designed to make the patient more comfortable.