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
"It was heartbreaking and very scary because you realise fairly quickly that it's terminal and the prognosis is suspect," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
When he asked for more information about his prognosis, the doctor told him that unless dialysis treatment began immediately, he probably didn’t have more than three months to live.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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