Tuesday, March 8, 2011

How deadly is lung cancer

How deadly is lung cancer?
with treatment can lung cancer be beaten like breast cancer or is it more serious?
Cancer - 6 Answers
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1 :
The statistics are grim. Lung cancer is very hard to cure.
2 :
Yes, it can be beaten. It can also be put into remission. My dad wasn't one of the fortunate ones. By the time it was found, it had spread throughout most of his body. Early detection helps.
3 :
My uncle died from lung cancer. It depends on what stage the cancer is at and if you can recover from it. If it is at stage 4, that is consider pretty bad. My cousin has stage 4 breast cancer, even with treatments of radiation and chemo, there is no hope. We will probably lose her this year because the cancer has spread to other parts of her body.
4 :
It depends on how severe the case is. If the Dr. catches it in a fairly early stage, then your chances are a lot higher. And if the tumor is in only one of your lungs it can be removed or you can look for an organ transplant.
5 :
sadly lung cancer is usually discovered way to late to treat. I lost both Mom and dad to lung cancer and it was caught to late for both of them. Mom knew almost 3 years before she dies, Dad less than 4 months. It can also spread very rapidly to lymph nodes or other places, it is not like some knot you can cut out. Sorry
6 :
It depends on the kind and how far progressed. My Mom died after 18 months from small cell lung cancer one tumor. Most die within 2 to 4 months. Good Luck I will pray for you. REMEMBER there is always new treatment available but think of quality of life not quantity. She went into remission for about 6 months. Then it spread to her brain and lived 6 months.

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