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Can you survive stage 4 lung cancer?

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The five-year survival rate for those diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer is less than 10 percent. There are numerous treatment options available for patients with advanced-stage disease at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). read more

Survival can also be affected by the genetic characteristics of the tumor, with cancers that have "targetable mutations," such as ALK-positive lung cancer, ROS1 mutations, and EGFR mutations, being more likely to respond to the newer targeted therapies for lung cancer. read more

My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2015 and since has had metastasized brain tumor removed and 30 rounds of radiation to the brain and 22 chemo treatments. On his 23 chemo treatment appt. he was told by his oncologist that he has gone into complete remission. read more

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