How do doctors determine the amount of time a terminally ill patient has left?

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How do doctors determine the amount of time a terminally ill patient has left?

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Doctors look at the survival rates of people with that condition. My dad had a cancerous brain tumor and the survival rate was only 40% within the first year, 17% by the end of the second year, and only 3% by the end of five years. Then doctors will make a prognosis based on the statical data combined with the patient’s overall health and how severe the condition is.