The iconic surgeon enters the episode suffering from a rare and near-impossible to treat bone cancer, a diagnosis introduced in the same episode that included Frankie's heartbreaking death. ... Yet, when “Winner” comes to a close, Catherine doesn't die. Catherine The (Grey's Anatomy) Great, lives.

What episode does Catherine Avery die?

Episode no. "Time Stops" is the 24th episode of the eleventh season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the 244th episode overall.

Does Catherine Avery survive?

In the end, Catherine is left with a small piece of the tumour to keep her spine in tact. She's not completely cured (95% of the tumour is removed) and Catherine will now have to live cancer for the rest of her life. But she's alive.