How long does someone with lung cancer typically live?
Someone in my family was just diagnosed with it, and I tried looking it up, but all I found were scary statistics. Most said that people with lung cancer don't typically live longer than a year. That can't be right, can it? Is that statistic just for people who don't have it treated? I really want to know because those statistics scared me a little. Any help is appreciated!
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my mother lived 2 years after she was diagnosed. tha cancer had already spread to her liver. chemo and radiation bought her that time. it all depends on the person and how far the cancer has spread. i have heard of people diagnosed and only lived a few weeks and others have lived two years. each person is different and responds to treatment differently. there are no definitive answers to your question unfortunately.
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There is a cure for cancer its vitamin B-17 its mostly found in apricot seeds. this is no joke. the cure is real but are government dose not want us to know
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I am so sorry that you and your family have been touched by cancer. And those statistics are real and scary! I hope this is helpful: most people diagnosed with lung cancer do receive treatment and do not live very long. The cancer often travels to other sites in their body: brain, liver, etc. But every case is unique. The patient's life expectancy will be determined by many factors. And the patient will benefit greatly from the love and honest support of their caring family.
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My husband had lung cancer also. He too went on the computer to only find horrifying statistics. Come to find out that it all depends on what stage of the cancer you are in and what area of the lung. As for my husband, he was in the ending stage of one. The cancer was in the air tube that goes to the heart and lung. They were able to save him by removing the entire lung. Had they been able to just take a piece of it, it could have spread. He had gone through chemotherapy and has been cancer-free for four years now. So- whatever you do-don't go online for this information. Find yourself a good cancer dr. and they will do whatever they can for you. Modern medicines and surgeries are Lifesavers!
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Hello: Im Carol I am so far a survivor of small cell carcinoma: Usually you live only a few years at most. But if you have part of the lung where the cancer is removed and go through chemo and than radiation you have a better chance of living. They took my left lung July 2004 I spent 3 weeks in the hospital and than chemo and radiation. Most of the time the doctors don't want to remove part of the lung because your chances of surviving the surgery is high but I made it and now I have to do treatment 2 X a day with a breathing Machine with a steroid treatment. But I am alive and I try not to let the cancer slow me down. A lot of it is I don't give up and I refuse to be depressed and I look around and say I can help that person do what ever than I just do it. for the 4th of july I made cotton candy at a fund raiser. But I have never learned to accept what the doctor says as fact. When they say your going to die in a year I just say your not God and I don't have a expiration date on me any where so Im here till God calls me home. A friend of mine was dx with lung cancer too and he was starting to give up but he is doing prity good now. that has been around a year. So if pep talks will help do it. If prayer will help do it and if laughter will help do it and if surgery will help do it. same with any treatments. But don't give up
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my friends mom still alive the doctrs say 6 months 4 yrs ago!!!good luck andGOD bless you!!!
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Lung cancer - okay, any cancer - is a terrible thing. It's true that the survival rate for lung cancer is low, but there are many factors that contribute to determining survival. The first, and most important thing is how progressed the disease was at the time of diagnosis. If the cancer is contained to one location in the lung, there's a chance it can be surgically removed. Surgery performed early in the course of the disease, in combination with radiation and/or chemotherapy, can effectively rid the body of cancer. However, in lung cancer this is rarely the case. The second concern is what type of lung cancer, what grade, how differentiated the cells are, etc. Some lung cancers are more aggressive than others. Some are more prone to metastasis. Some are more or less resistant to treatment. The best person to answer questions about your family member is the doctor taking care of him or her. They have seen the pathology. They know the staging and the severity of the condition. And while it's VERY difficult to predict the course of disease, the doctor will have some thoughts about the prognosis.
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It depends what stage it is at, if caught early enough they can remove it. My dad had lung cancer and part of his lung removed and he survived but died 3 years later with bowel cancer.
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