I have stage 3 lung cancer, what are the chances of survival?

Get detailed information on stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer, including treatment options, nsclc stage 3 lung cancer survival rates, and other specifics. read more

NSCLC is non small cell lung cancer, while SCLC is small cell lung cancer, the two major categories of lung cancer. This means if 100 people had stage 3 lung cancer, approximately 10 of them will still be alive in 5 years. read more

According to the American Cancer Society data derived from a database of people diagnosed with lung cancer between 1998 and 2000, the 5-year survival rate for stage 3A lung cancer was 14 percent. For stage 3B the 5-year survival rate was 5 percent. read more

Stage 3A lung cancer - Stage 3A lung cancers are considered locally advanced lung cancers. These are tumors which have not spread to distant regions of the body (they have not metastasized,) but have spread to lymph nodes somewhere in the chest, but on the same side of the body as the cancer. read more