What is the prognosis for stage 4 kidney cancer?

renal cell carcinoma

This is a question for your doctor!

i found this.. but you should go see a doctor for more advice on prognosis

I would say at stage 4, not very good! Depends on what treatments have been given, etc...

Prognosis is the likely outcome of your disease and treatment. In other words, your chances of getting better and how long people in the given situation are likely to live.

According to the information collected by British Association of Urological Surgeons(BAUS), the prognosis for kidney cancer is as under;
Just over a third (37%) had stage 1
Just under 1 in 5 (18%) had stage 2
Just over 1 in 4 (27%) had stage 3
Just under 1 in 5 (18%) had stage 4

Most of those with stage 4 had spread to another part of the body at the time of diagnosis (stage 4b). About a quarter of them did not have spread to another body organ, but their cancer had grown into the tissues surrounding the kidney (stage 4a). The BAUS data for the past few years shows a small but steady towards finding kidney tumours at an earlier stage. This is a good thing, because they are then easier to treat.

About 1 in 4 people (25%) with kidney cancer have stage 4 when they are diagnosed. This either means the cancer has grown into the tissues around the kidney or it has spread to another part of the body. Overall, with a stage 4 kidney cancer, about 10 out of every 100 people diagnosed live for at least 5 years. Here the Grade of Cancer of plays major role. With a low grade cancer and local spread, some studies show 5 year survival as high as 40 out of every 100 people diagnosed.