Lung Cancer - Prognosis

The prognosis for lung cancer depends very much on how early the condition is discovered. If it is treated in its earliest stages, about half of all patients survive at least five years after initial diagnosis. The problem is that only 15 percent of lung cancers are found in an early stage. Overall, the five-year survival rate for all forms of lung cancer is 14 percent.

A magnified image of lung cancer cells. (©

J.L. Carson

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Custom Medical Stock Photo

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