prognosis

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Science Daily

As well as the six-month prognosis clause, these included requirements for doctors to ensure the patient was acting voluntarily and to find out if they were receiving social or mental health care.

From BBC

"She has a fantastic medical team, and her prognosis is excellent!"

From Barron's

She did not share details of her treatment plan, but said doctors had detected the cancer early and she had a "strong prognosis".

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times