prognosis

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Hospice provides care for people with terminal illnesses with a prognosis of six months or less.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis, with only about 10% of patients living longer than five years after diagnosis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The prognosis was grim; doctors told McBride he probably would never walk again, and he hasn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

"Maya has endured multiple emergency brain surgeries, other life-saving medical procedures, and severe infection. Slowly, Maya is stabilizing, but her long-term prognosis is unknown," the statement said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The prognosis is looking up: in test subjects, lymphoid tumors have been seen to reduce in size.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr