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How serious is lung cancer?

April 26, 2017lung cancer organs Overview prevalence Prognosis summary what is lung cancer

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How serious is lung cancer?

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The amount of people alive five years after detection of the disease is 14% and, until now, has not changed significantly in the past 25 years.

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women and the incidence continues to grow worldwide. It is responsible for more deaths than breast and prostate cancer combined.

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Prognosis of Lung cancer: Survival rates have improved for non small-cell lung cancer because of advances in combination radiation/chemotherapy treatment. However, small cell lung cancer is still very difficult to treat. Small cell is the most aggressive of lung cancers, and many patients have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis. Small cell lung cancer is responsive to both chemotherapy and radiation, yet nearly all these patients eventually relapse and need additional treatment.