The amount of time that someone has to live with benzene cancer depends on the type of cancer they were diagnosed with and how early it was detected. The cancers that can come from benzene exposure are Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma. For some of these diseases, there can be an absolute cure. For others, the 5-year prognosis is more challenging. For all of these diagnoses, your medical outcome is improved with early detection.