I have Stage IIIc Endometrial cancer Only 1 of 19 lymph nodes was positive I am scheduled for Chemo therapy AND radiation, and Megace was added to my drug regimen. Is there anything else I might need in the near future? What is my 5 yr survival rate?
Hiyou will need radiotherapy in the form of pelvic EBERT and vaginal brachytherapy along with chemotherapy. Node positivity indicates bad prognosis but because you have only one node positivity (and I suppose para aortic nodes are negative) you have better prognosis among stage III. Prognosis and recurrence depends on grade and type of tumor also. Endometriosis variety has better prognosis than adenocarcinoma than clear cell than undifferentiated types. Grade 3 obviously has poor prognosis. If endometriosis grade1 stage then 5yr survival rate is around 70%. But other variants grade3 still 5yr sure rate around 50% only.