http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/tags/stage-iv A forum for KC patients, caregivers, professionals... en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:11:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/search.php http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/topic/what-is-the-survival-rate-of-a-person-diagnosed-with-stage-iv-kidney-cancer#post-7 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:52:15 +0000 Jacob G 7@http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/ <p>My wife has stage IV kidney cancer.She was diagnosed 5 years ago.At that time survival rate was very low,however a lot of advancements have been made sense her diagnosis.She is on a target therapy caller Nexavar and her tumors are stable.I have also heard good things about another target therapy call sutent.When she was diagnosed there was less than a 10% chance that she would make it one year.I am happy to say that five years latter,she is alive and doing very well.Good luck to you and your wife. </p> http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/topic/what-is-the-survival-rate-of-a-person-diagnosed-with-stage-iv-kidney-cancer#post-6 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:46:09 +0000 lisa 6@http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/ <p>I' so sorry to hear that.Unfortunately the 5-year survival rate for a stage 4 kidney cancer is only about 16%. A lot depends on how the cancer responds to treatment. Get a second opinion from a cancer hospital or a teaching facility before you decide on treatment. If the closest one to you is too far to travel for treatment they can draw up a treatment plan and work with a local oncologist. Best wishes to you both. </p> http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/topic/what-is-the-survival-rate-of-a-person-diagnosed-with-stage-iv-kidney-cancer#post-5 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:37:09 +0000 landry 5@http://www.beatrcc.com/kidneycancerforum/ <p>My wife was just diagnosed with kidney cancer, she is 53. I was told that it had already spread to her lung (5 tumors) She has already had the kidney removed and we were told that it was in the tissue also. </p>