How long do lung cancer patients live?

Survival. Find out about survival for people with lung cancer. Survival depends on many different factors. It depends on your individual condition, type of cancer, treatment and level of fitness. So no one can tell you exactly how long you will live. These are general statistics based on large groups of patients. read more

I can't really say about lung cancer.if the patient was diagnosed at an early stage,the cancer can be managed for a prolonged period of time, but if at a late stage there is a possibility for the patient to live only a few months. read more

How long a person with lung cancer can live depends on the type of lung cancer, age, comorbidities (the presence of other diseases) and staging. The chances of survival decrease if the cancer has spread to any other organs or lymph nodes. read more

NSCLC is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for 80% to 85% of all lung cancer diagnoses. Statistics provided below for lung cancer include both small cell and NSCLC. This year, an estimated 234,030 adults (121,680 men and 112,350 women) in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer. read more