What's Your Life Expectancy

[cbo111]

Does anyone know whether having cancer (and being cured) changes your life expectancy? Looking @ my cancer only showed percent living 5 years. I'm wondering if having gone through chemo shortens my life? The 95 the calculator has given me seems optimistic.


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I find myself in the same quandary. I had cancer almost 30 years ago and endured some nasty chemo and years of follow-up CT scans and xrays. Hard to quantify that stuff and come to any sort of reliable survival estimate. But, to be honest, I already exceeded my life expectancy about 30 years ago. Anything additional is pure gravy!
chuck

 

[Car-Guy]

It said 92 for me. No way... I'll probably make it into my early 80's. Maybe...

 

[RonBoyd]

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[Dawg52]

Here's a different site, with a few more health questions.

I gave me three more years... from 95 to 98... I simply can't afford that!..

Lifespan Calculator – Test Your Life Expectancy || NM

Using this calculator I got 93. Not counting on it though.

 

[AlbaCrush]

Mine was 86...Where's the contract to sign. I'll take it if I'm a healthy 86.

 

[cyber888]

I got 90, even if I say "working, with higher income" or "retired, with half that income".

 

[scrabbler1]

Being recently diagnosed with Diabetes took 7 years off my life expectancy. Ouch.

 

[Gerard3]

Being recently diagnosed with Diabetes took 7 years off my life expectancy. Ouch.

Scrabbler: I think you were a statistician or actuary of some sort, if I remember correctly. Maybe not. Anyway, now that you know of your diabetes, you can take steps to assure yourself of a normal or above normal life expectancy: mind your diet, etc., and listen to your doctors. I've relatives in my maternal line who lived long lives and were diabetic. Best wishes to you.

 

[GravitySucks]

Great news! 81 with a 75% chance I'll make it to 74.

Since I was planning on 85 before, I can blow dough even faster than I thought -

Gotta love this forum. Only place where dieing = winning.
I got similar numbers...time to up the withdrawals!

 

[kcowan]

The thing is that there is a stepping down as you achieve your bucket list items. So when you get into your 80s, you travel less.

 

[Amethyst]

Relatives on my Dad's side died young, except for Dad (87 - car accident). Mom and her relatives tend to reach late 80's, 90's, but sadly, the last years are always demented ones. That, to me, is not living. Dementia is merely a prolonged, horrible death and I would far rather live fewer years.