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Average survival following pleurodesis according to primary malignancy.
| PATIENTS | |
|---|---|
| MALIGNANCY | Average survival (months) |
| Breast cancer | 13.6 |
| Ovarian cancer | 13.1 |
| Lymphoma | 10.2 |
| Pleural mesothelioma | 9.6 |
| Colon cancer | 8.4 |
| Melanoma | 7.8 |
| Parotid gland cancer | 7.0 |
| Non small cell lung cancer | 6.7 |
| Small cell lung cancer | 6.6 |
| Uterine cancer | 6.4 |
| Sarcoma | 6.4 |
| Testicular cancer | 6.0 |
| Gastric cancer | 4.9 |
| Oesophageal cancer | 4.0 |
| Hepatocellular cancer | 3.4 |
| Gallbladder cancer | 3.0 |
