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What amount does a old man live with lung cancer?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Not too long: Over half of people with lung cancer die within one year of being diagnosed.The lung cancer five-year survival rate (16.3%) is lower than many other leading cancers , such as the colon (65.2%), breast (90.0%) and prostate (99.9%).However, only 15 percent of lung cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage. For distant spread to other organs the five-year survival rate is only 3.5 percent.

Answered 7/20/2014

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