Can you surive lung cancer that is at stage 2?
Can you cure stage 2 lung cancer,if your 18 years old,make something or do something to destroy that shit inside of you???? Its not on me,my friend..he told me this yesturday..i just ont believe this,how can a good man get that and all thses criminals live their life away, and god is fair?? no he doesnt exist or else fuck him
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you might not be able to yourself, but with lots of prayers and treatment! how does an 18 yr old get lung cancer! I will pray for you! God bless you and heal you!
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Treatment According to Stages Advertising Disclaimer Stage 1 and Stage 2 Surgical resection of the tumor is the principle form of treatment for patients with Stage 1 or Stage 2 lung cancer. If, during surgery, the resected lung margins are found to be close to or involved with the tumor, the physician may recommend additional treatment in the form of radiotherapy (radiation therapy). Radiotherapy is given to reduce the rate of tumor re-growth in the area of the original tumor. If a patient is not medically able to withstand tumor resection, radiotherapy alone may be administered to destroy the tumor tissue. Stage 3 Experts often divide Stage 3 cancer patients into three groups: patients with obvious Stage 3 disease who show abnormal, enlarged lymph nodes on chest x-ray or CT scan; patients with normal-appearing, but cancerous mediastinal lymph nodes that are identified during mediastinoscopy (examination of the chest cavity with an endoscope); and classic Stage 3b patients with tumors of any size and cancerous lymph nodes within the mediastinum and/or the carina (tracheal ridge), hilum ("pit" for entry/exit of vessels within the lungs), upper ribs, or upper collarbone region. The first group of patients—those with abnormal, enlarged lymph nodes—have a high probability of cancer in those nodes. These patients are not considered primary surgical candidates, but they may benefit from a combination treatment plan involving both radiation and chemotherapy. Research suggests that concurrent treatment produces better response rates than sequential (one at a time) treatment; however, patients report more side effects with combined, concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It is unclear whether or not disease-free or overall survival is improved when surgery is performed after concurrent combination therapy. The second group of patients—those with normal-appearing mediastinal nodes—may undergo surgery for tumor resection. In many of these patients patients, histopathologic examination reveals that the lymph nodes are actually cancerous. Another treatment option is to have preoperative chemotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy and, if a response is seen, to undergo follow-up resection of any remaining tumor. Preoperative therapy should be given if available. Clinical trials may provide helpful forms or therapy for these patients, so the availability of research protocols should be discussed. For more information on the latest clinical trials for lung cancer, visit PDQ®, the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive cancer database. PDQ can be located at www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov. The third group of patients—those with Stage 3b cancer—are not surgical candidates. A combination treatment plan with chemo-radiotherapy should be considered for those who have noncancerous effusion (fluid that is free of cancer cells). Both patient and doctor should decide on the timing of therapy—concurrent or sequential. Patients who have cancerous effusion should consider the benefits of chemotherapy alone compared to no therapy with comfort care. Unfortunately, patients with cancerous effusions often tend to survive only as long as Stage 4 patients (roughly 8 months), despite aggressive therapy. Stage 4 or Recurrent Lung Cancer Patients who have Stage 4 or recurrent lung cancer have the options of chemotherapy alone versus no therapy with comfort care. Clinical findings indicate that treatment for Stage 4 patients can improve overall survival when compared with comfort care only. In addition, chemotherapy may help to relieve symptoms in patients who experience significant symptoms from their disease. Several chemotherapeutic agents are available to patients with Stage 4 disease. These agents include paclitaxel (Taxol®) and carboplatin (Paraplatin®), as well as newer agents such as vinorelbine tartrate (Navelbine®), gemcitabine hydrochloride (Gemzar®), docetaxel (Taxotere®), and combinations of the above with cisplatin (Platinol®). Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) The treatment of limited-stage SCLC is very physically demanding. Therefore, the oncology team evaluates each patient's ability to tolerate whole-body therapy (e.g., chemotherapy) and loco-regional therapy with radiation or surgery. If a lung cancer patient is unable to walk at least 50% of the time, and if he or she does not have good function of the liver, kidney, and cardiopulmonary (heart/lung) system, it is unlikely that aggressive treatment can be tolerated. (The death rate from aggressive combinations of chemo-radiotherapy can be as high as 5–8%.) Advertising Disclaimer Patients who have localized disease and are in relatively good health may be good candidates for aggressive combination therapy. Combination therapy may consist of one of several treatment options, including the following: Surgery followed by adjuvant (additional, assisting) chemotherapy when no obvious cancer is present Chemotherapy f
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You might want to ask your friend more questions about the type of cancer he claims that he has . . cancer is often age specific and lung cancer is a disease of older adults. Teens and young adults get different types of cancers than older adults . . so you may have misunderstood what he said . . ask him specifically what type of cancer this could be. It's not impossible but just unlikely that he has lung cancer of any stage. ASCO: Types of cancer teens get http://www.cancer.net/patient/Coping/Age-Specific+Information/Cancer+in+Teens In general the answer to your question about stage 2 lung cancer . . yes, it is possible to survive. Much depends on the age of patient, overall health, subtype of disease, and response to treatment.
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My brother, a US veteran who was a hard working person who paid all of his bills and worked to feed and nurture his beautiful little son didn't find out he had cancer until it was stage 4. Had he had access to health care he could have been diagnosed early when the disease could have been treated. Conservatives will call people like my brother a 'deadbeat' and say he's 'expendable' like the 45,000 other people just like my brother who die every year because they don't get health care they need when they need it the most. Hate-filled, ignorant conservatives believe anyone can go to any emergency room and get tests, evaluations, treatments any time they want. But that is a ridiculous lie. They say these hateful things because they couldn't care less about other human beings. In 1994, these conservatives killed health care reform, and they also KILLED MY BROTHER. Now, these same kind of conservatives are trying to kill any reforms to the current inept, fraudulent and corrupt health care system. These conservatives are trying to keep killing 45,000 Americans every year just because they don't have access to health care. Why are conservatives so void of empathy, compassion or any positive human trait? Why do they love corporations and unlimited corporate profits over the lives of human beings? My brother was a beautiful person. He give to others all his life. He was a great son and brother. He was a veteran who served his country honorably. But conservatives, who 'say' they are pro troop, did NOTHING to help my brother when he needed help. They even KILLED HIM by killing health care reform in 1994 and they are going to kill 45,000 more Americans every year by killing health care reform today. Isn't it time to stop this madness, greed and ignorance? NO ONE should profit off of the sick and dying. But conservative republicans seem to love to watch people suffer in silence. They are always willing to spend unlimited amounts of money on wars, killing and destroying, but not a penny to help anyone in need, treat the sick or feed the hungry. Just what kind of people are these conservatives? They seem to be absolutely evil. They certainly are opposed to everything Jesus stood for. And if Jesus returned today they would nail him to the cross again, because after all, conservatives even love torture. God help spare us from the evils of these sociopathic conservatives.
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Yes, at stage 2 survival is certainly possible for many types of lung cancer but unfortunately not everyone makes it. You can help him to deal with it by being there for him, helping him to find positive things to do in his everyday life and helping practically when his treatment may knock him back physically. Hope things work out for him.
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no you can't cure Stage 2 cancer *(lungs) its once you have that you are done. sometimes they can get rid of part of the lung and you can live but chances are you will get it again and die. God does exist and he does things for a reason which only he knows yes, he wants this person to be with him and its not for us toask why
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