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Table 2 Survival Estimates with Advanced Cancer

Table 2a. Survival of Hospice Patients by Karnofsky Score
Karnofsky	Median Survival
KS 50+	86 days
KS 30 - 40	50 days
KS 10 - 20	17 days

Table 2b. Survival with Advanced Lung Cancer
ECOG	Karnofsky	Median Survival
0	100 asymptomatic	34 weeks
1	80-90 ambulatory	24 - 27 weeks
2	60-70 in bed <50%	14-21 weeks
3	40-50 in bed >50%	7 - 9 weeks
4	20-30 bedridden	3 - 5 weeks

Table 2c. Survival with Advanced Breast Cancer
Mets	Survival	Perf. Score	Survival
1 site	31 months	PS 0	23 months
2 sites	24 months	PS 1	20 months
3+	12 months	PS 2,3	14 months

Table 2d. Survival with Hepatic Metastases
Liver Involvement	Median Survival
< 20%	24.5 months
21 - 40%	13.6 months
41 - 60%	8.8 months
> 60%	6.1 months

Table 2e. Survival with Brain Metastases
Response to Radiation	Survival
complete response	33 - 49 weeks
partial	20 weeks
none	9 - 14 weeks

Table 2f. Survival with Bone Mets and Radiation
Source	Solitary	Multiple
Breast	73 weeks	34 - 48 weeks
Prostate	39 weeks	25 - 30 weeks
Other	33 weeks	16 weeks
Lung	14 weeks	12 -22 weeks

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