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What are my chances of surviving lung cancer?
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Depends: Survival from lung cancer depends on the stage of the cancer and the type of cancer and the response to treatments.
Answered 11/21/2014
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Stage and type: Important if small cell or non-small cell. Key to good cancer care is a comprehensive multidisciplinary and individualized approach. If indicated, surgical resection should be performed by a thoracic surgeon. I hope these assist you: http://goo.Gl/2cdq9 and http://goo.Gl/jx197.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Depends: Ranges from 90% at 5 years for stage 1 to almost zero for stage 4 (with some exceptions).
Answered 2/17/2014
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