what is the survival rate once diagnosed with lung cancer?

Answer 1

Survival rate depends directly on stage and type of cancer one is diagnosed with. Below are a couple of links with more information. If someone says that there is an "xyz" chance of surviving, it is not accurate information. One has to take the size of tumor, location, chances of removal, lymph node status, and histology (small vs non-small cell) into consideration before an accurate guesstimate can be made. And it is a guesstimate due to the fact that how one person responds to treatment can be very different than another. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Every cancer patient should read 'Beating Cancer With Nutrition' by Patrick Quillen. It covers a lot of interesting material on how to improve your chances and odds.
Look it up on the internet, or Alibis.com
By all means, get the best medical care you can find. Cancer Treatment Centers of America have a good reputation.

Answer 3

I'm not sure but I do know of a lung cancer survivor. She is my friend's grandmother and she smoked like a fiend, contracted lung cancer and lives a healthy, normal life today. *shrugs* Statistically, I can't say if she's a rare or common case.

Answer 4

My husband was diagnosed with lung ca March 20th He passed away June 6th. He had no symptoms and by the time they found it he had a tumor on his spine in his brain and basically thru out his body. We did radiation gamma knife chemo and tarceva. God Bless and Good luck

Answer 5

5 years in 15 percent cases

Answer 6

There's a lot of information online...check out the American Cancer Society's website, they've probably got stats and all there...

Answer 7

5 year survival is a mere 5-15%. its estremely poor even with the best thereapy available

Answer 8

I suggest yout doctor