Prognosis of Lung cancer

Prognosis for 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. (Source: excerpt from Lung Cancer: NWHIC)

Survival rate statistics for Lung cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Lung cancer:

• 15% of white people survive 5 years for lung/bronchial cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 12% of African American people survive 5 years for lung/bronchial cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 15% survive 5 years for lung/bronchial cancer in the US 1992-99 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 13.4% of people with lung and bronchial cancer survive after 5 years in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 5-year survival rate for black people with lung and bronchus cancer is 11.1% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 5-year survival rate for people with lung and bronchus cancer is 13.4% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 5-year survival rate for white people with lung and bronchus cancer is 13.7% in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with lung cancer is 21% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 15-99 with lung cancer is 5.2% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with lung cancer is 35% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 15-39 with lung cancer is 16% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 40-49 with lung cancer is 29% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 40-49 with lung cancer is 10% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 50-59 with lung cancer is 27% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 50-59 with lung cancer is 8% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 60-69 with lung cancer is 24% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 60-69 with lung cancer is 6% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 70-79 with lung cancer is 19% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 70-79 with lung cancer is 4% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for men aged 80-99 with lung cancer is 12% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for men aged 80-99 with lung cancer is 1% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 15-99 with lung cancer is 21.3% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 15-99 with lung cancer is 5.4% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 15-39 with lung cancer is 45% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 15-39 with lung cancer is 27% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 40-49 with lung cancer is 32% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 40-49 with lung cancer is 10% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 50-59 with lung cancer is 29% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 50-59 with lung cancer is 9% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 60-69 with lung cancer is 24% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 60-69 with lung cancer is 6% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 70-79 with lung cancer is 19% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 70-79 with lung cancer is 4% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 1-year survival rate for women aged 80-99 with lung cancer is 12% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 5-year survival rate for women aged 80-99 with lung cancer is 2% in England and Wales 1991-95 (Cancer Survival, National Statistics)
• 4 months is the median survival for patients with advanced lung cancer at time of diagnosis (Cancer, Vol 2, No. 8: 2211-2219, American Cancer Society)
• 13 months is the median survival for patients with advanced lung cancer who are still alive two years after diagnosis (Cancer, Vol 2, No. 8: 2211-2219, American Cancer Society)
• Over 4 years is the median survival for patients with advanced lung cancer who are still alive five years after diagnosis (Cancer, Vol 2, No. 8: 2211-2219, American Cancer Society)

Deaths from Lung cancer: 160,440 estimated deaths for lung/bronchial cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)

Estimated mortality rate for Lung cancer from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 160,439 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 160,440 estimated deaths for lung/bronchial cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004))
• Incidence: 169,399 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 169,400 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate: lung and bronchus cancers)
• 94.7% (ratio of deaths to incidence).

Complications: see complications of Lung cancer

Research More About Lung cancer

• Introduction: Lung cancer
• Deaths: Lung cancer
• Symptoms: Lung cancer
• Complications: Lung cancer
• Causes: Lung cancer
• Treatments: Lung cancer

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Lung cancer usually refers to the likely outcome of Lung cancer. The prognosis of Lung cancer may include the duration of Lung cancer, chances of complications of Lung cancer, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Lung cancer, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Lung cancer. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.