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How long can a stage 4 lung cancer patient survive?

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Poor prognosis: Unfortunately stage IV lung cancer has poor prognosis over all survival rate of less than 10% most of them survive less than 13 months.

Answered 2/24/2018

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Dr. Kris Gast answered

LungCA&survival: Stage IV lung cancer is the most advanced stage.This means the cancer has spread to a distant organ like brain, bone, or liver. If you look at the data from the patients who have come before the survival is between 3 to 6 months. It will depend on what overall shape the patient is in to start with and how sick the cancer has made them. Some can last longer than 6.While feel good see everyone, now!

Answered 1/18/2019

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Dr. Barry Sheppard answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Years: Stage IV lung cancer means that it has spread to a distant site (outside of the lung) and usually is incurable although some patients with a single metastasis have had both cancers surgically removed for cure The time from a lung cancer's first metastasis until that patient dies is variable and depends on the patient, the cancer and their interaction -some survive years but 50% are dead in 8 month

Answered 1/18/2019

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Limited: Personal, risk factors and cancer stage. If stage 4 with distant metastasis, then with best care 2-5 years is possible.

Answered 12/13/2019

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