Tuesday, December 28, 2010

How long do people typically live after the diagnosis of lung cancer

How long do people typically live after the diagnosis of lung cancer?
Thankx and pray for my dad
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ohhh Im sorry
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It depends on the stage, his other health factors, and his age. Eary stage lung cancers are often treatable and beatable. Late stage ussualy have very poor survival rates, although chemo can extend life.
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There is no "typical answer" for this. It depends on what stage of cancer they have identified it as. The farther along the cancer is, the chances of survival typically decrease, as does the amount of time allotted. But no matter what, there is chemotherapy, and most of all HOPE!
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Cancers spread at different rates in each patient, so only a doctor after many tests can attempt to make a diagnosis of this. It can also depend on how different people respond to the treatment given. With lung cancer patients sadly by the time an initial diagnosis has been made the cancer is to often too advanced for a cure. My brother did not even have a cough until the end, though he was very weak and tired when he was diagnosed. By this time the cancer had spread and he only lived for a few months. The sooner the diagnosis is made the better, then treatment can be started, so checking out any symptoms with the doctor is essential as soon as possible as these symptoms could be a number of things.
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I'm sure it depends on the case. Good luck to you two.
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I have known two people who have died from lung cancer in the past few years. Both of them lived about 3 years after initial prognosis. However, you should research medical sites, because I am sure that it all depends on the type of lung cancer that they have and what stage they are in. Both of these individuals were probably diagnosed in Stage 1.
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Hi from France The doctors said for my dad who had a lug cancer : '' He will live about 5 / 6 months '' .. He lived 7 ... Perhaps that can be better for yours ? I hope for you ... I wish you the best, Catherine
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My heart goes out to you and your dad. My father has lung cancer as well. During this difficult time, be aware that your question is a very complicated one, and one that no one, even his doctor, will be able to answer with any real certainty. Everyone is different, and every person with cancer has a unique course and prognosis. That being said, life expectancy is based upon multiple factors such as: Age at diagnosis Type of cancer (there are several different kinds of lung cancer) Stage at which the cancer was found Treatment General heath status including other diseases such as heart disease or diabetes All these things are important to consider. My father was lucky in that his cancer was found very early, but he is older and has many other health problems. He was not offerred chemotherapy because, quite frankly, it probably would have made him sicker, given that he has so much other stuff going on. Unfortunately, lung cancer is typically not diagnosed until it is late stage, because that is when symptoms usually show up. There are some treatments available but they are not always effective, especially if the cancer is very aggressive (fast-growing). Your dad's oncologist is the best one to evaluate his prognosis based upon all these factors. In the meantime, just focus on being with your dad and giving him your love and support! Best wishes to you and your family.
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When my dad was 73 years old he was diagnosed with lung cancer, they told him as he had a bad heart he might not survive the operation, they operated and removed part of his lung, he survived and was home the following week and make a complete recovery. 3 years later he died of bowel cancer but we were told it was not connected to the lung cancer. It all depends on what stage your dad is at and his general health and age but my prayers are with you. God Bless.
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I have to agree with others that it all depends on the circumstances, severity/stage of the disease, age, health of your Dad, and God's will. I already said prayers for you and your Dad. I hope he beats cancer like a red headed step child! People survive all kinds of cancers. Don't give up hope.



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Friday, December 24, 2010

Survival rate inoperable stage 3 lung cancer

Survival rate inoperable stage 3 lung cancer?
My 72-year-old grandmother has been diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. The doctor says it is inoperable. She began radiation therapy this week (so far they have not said anything about chemo) she has been a smoker since the 1950's and is currently still smoking. What are her chances of survival.
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I am very sorry for your grandmother's diagnosis. Your grandmother's oncologist is the best source for this information. He/she knows the case best and can best opine about her chances given her overall health and the specific kind of lung cancer she has. In general, stage 3 lung cancer is considered incurable and it has a low 5-year survival rate. The 5-year survival rate is under 10%. If you want to learn more, visit cancer.org and click on "choose a cancer topic." Again, I am very sorry for her diagnosis. I hope the radiation can help slow down the tumor's progression and give her some good quality time.




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Monday, December 20, 2010

What are the odds of getting lung cancer if you smoke 10 ciggarettes a week

What are the odds of getting lung cancer if you smoke 10 ciggarettes a week?

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50/50.....some people smoke a pack a day for fifty years and dont get cancer, others get it from simply breathing polluted air...smoking cigarrettes increases your odds, and so not smoking decreases them....id say dont, but its your body, do as you pleasee.
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Pretty good chance. It doesn't matter how much you smoke, it is still the carcinogens in your body, it might take longer but you can still get it. If it is only 10 why not just quite before it becomes more.
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i would say that if you are around a smoker that lights up that much, your odds are pretty good of getting lung cancer. If you are that worried about it, tell the person to not smoke around you
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Greatly reduced, than if you were smoking per day. With 10 per week, you will have the same amount of risk of contracting lung cancer as someone who lives in a densely populated city, with emmission laws from 1970. There are no official statistics for that number of cigarrettes per day, but I imagine quite close 1 packe per week. The thing to remember with odds is that everyone very optimistically includes themselves in the better odds. In our case, the 92% that don't get cancer. You must remember that you may well be in that 8%, because the people that get cancer, are just like you and me, and throughout their lives like to believe themselves to be in the percentage that don't get cancer. From one smoker to another, for that amount of smoking, you should seriously consider quitting.
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higher than if you didnt smoke
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It depends upon the person. Everyone is different. Try Vitamin C therapy. A few years ago a cancer specialist came out with a paper that said the best cancer/infection fighter found to date was Interferon. At the time it was $15,000 a gram. The paper also said that Interferon was a by-product of the natural breakdown of Vitamin C in your body. Shortly after that the FDA tried to make Vitamin C by prescription only. Guess why? The FDA has the RDA for Vitamin C set at 64 mg a day, just enough to ward off scurvy. Linus Pauling, who got a Nobel Prize for his work with Vitamin C and a second Nobel Prize for Organic Chemistry, said that 1000 mg a day should be the minimum and 2000 mg a day if you are sick or smoke. He played tennis almost daily until the day he died at 96. Personally, I got sick twice a year for 2 weeks at a time, for more than 20 years, with something to this day the doctors have no idea what it was, but for a week in the middle of those 2 weeks I was flat on my back. I started Vitamin C therapy once I gave up on the doctors. I took enough to be asymptomatic for those 2 weeks. Too much and I got diarrhea and too little and I got sick. Within a narrow range, and it followed a bell curve over those 2 weeks, I was not sick. At the height I was taking 40,000 mg a day and 300,000 over the 2 weeks. After 2 years of that I have not been sick since รข€“ more than 15 years. Vitamin C acts as a natural diuretic so you need to drink a lot of water and watch your body in total, but my kidneys did not dissolve as the doctors predicted, or get massive kidney stones as other predicted. I did not dissolve my bones as some predicted or completely calcify my joints as others predicted. I had no side effects at all. It might be something to consider.



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