Question 1

how long can someone survive with stage 4 lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Limited: What type?
Small cell briefly
nsclc depends on location and metastasis!

metastatic to lung from other organs may respond to removal
responses to chemo&/ radiation are also variable
stage 4 is not removable, so limited survival is the usual.

Question 2

how long does someone survive with non-small cell lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on stage: The long term prognosis of lung cancer depends on the stage of the cancer.  The stage (1-4) depends on the size of the tumor and whether it has spread outside of the lung to lymph nodes, the lining of the chest wall (pleura) or other organs (liver, brain, etc).  Some of this information may be determined by x ray test (ct scan, pet scan) and some may require biopsies to determine.

Question 3

what is the survival rate for someone with small cell lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Very rare : Of all the people diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, around 1 in 3 have limited disease at the time of diagnosis. With treatment about 25 out of every 100 people (25%) will live for at least 2 years.

Question 4

how likely is survival from lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on stage: The survival depends on size of tumor, presence of lymph nodes and distant disease at the time of diagnosis. Stage 1 disease can have 5 yr survival rates between 80-90%. Advanced disease, stage 3 and 4 have poor 5 yr survival rates.

Question 5

can people survive lung cancer for years?

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Yes: Yes with appropriate, multi-disciplinary cancer treatment and care there are 5 year survival rates for every stage of lung cancer: http://goo.Gl/2cdq9 and http://goo.Gl/jx197.

Question 6

why are survival rates for lung cancer so much lower than other forms of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Lung cancer survival: Compared to other cancers in a head-to-head comparison, deaths from lung cancer actually trail cancers of the liver, pancreas, or certain rare aggressive sarcomas. However there is a greater percentage of the population who have lung cancer compared to any of the previously mentioned neoplasms. Survival is most often quoted at only 4% of those diagnosed at 5 years.

Question 7

is there an age at which lung cancer is no longer curable?

Accepted Answer

No: There are stage specific approaches to treat a patient with lung cancer.  For patients in good health and with stage i to iiia lung cancer, the expected goal of therapy is cure regardless of age.

Question 8

what is the survival rate of stage 1 lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

The Longest: Although it depends on the type of lung cancer, stage 1 lung cancer patients can have a five year survival rate of 60-80%, with some studies saying even 90%. 

(http://lungcancer.About.Com/od/whatislungcancer/f/stage1lifeexpectancy.Htm). 

A 60% "five-year survival" means that, at five years, 60% of patients are still alive. Granted, this is not the best, but it is the best for lung cancer...

Question 9

how long will someone with non small cell lung cancer with a plural effusion survive?

Accepted Answer

Poor prognosis: If it has not metastasized it is called a wet stage 3 b  and in new classification it is stage 4 the prognosis is bad 9 months to a year with modern chemotherapy it is somewhat better but still very limited nber of patients survive beyond a year.

Question 10

what is the survival rate when someone has lung cancer and pneumonia and is on a ventilator?

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Know your rights: A person has a right to know when treatment is unlikely to return them to a happy life, . Insist on being given the facts. I cannot make the decision for you, but i would not allow myself to be intubated if i already carried a diagnosis of lung cancer. But it's just possible that this person has been operated recently for possible cure. Then there's a fair hope. Autonomy rules.

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