Talk:Harmon Killebrew

From BR Bullpen

Per Wikipedia, In general, the prognosis of esophageal cancer is quite poor, because most patients present with advanced disease. By the time the first symptoms such as dysphagia start manifesting themselves, the cancer has already well progressed. The overall five-year survival rate (5YSR) is less than 20%, with most patients dying within the first year of diagnosis.[22]

Individualized prognosis depends largely on stage. Those with cancer restricted entirely to the esophageal mucosa have about an 80% 5YSR, but submucosal involvement brings this down to less than 50%. Extension into the muscularis propria (muscular layer of the esophageus) has meant a 20% 5YSR and extension to the structures adjacent to the esophagus results in a 7% 5YSR. Patients with distant metastases (who are not candidates for curative surgery) have a less than 3% 5YSR. .

Doesn't sound good. Those stats are taken from medical journals, so are pretty reliable.

Best of luck Harmon... We're pulling for ya. Oaktree_b 22:39, 30 December 2010 (EST)

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