Lung cancer, chances of survival?

my uncle has been just diagnosed with lung cancer, he was told that the tumor was too large to be operated on and that they can only use chemo. He is been administered morphin at the moment for the pain, he is 53 and has smoked for 35 years! Can anyone tell me what the chances r of him surviving and if there is no chance, what time scale am i looking at

About 10 per cent of patients can expect to be 'cured' - that is alive five years after diagnosis with no evidence of the cancer having returned.

The timescale will vary so ask the doctors.

Lung cancer was the first cancer discovered to respond to cannabinoids in 1974. This study was funded by the federal government. It wasn't allowed to be repeated until the 90's. The second study confirmed the results of the first.

A 2006 federal report by the NIH also noted cannabinoids have been shown to kill lung cancer cells.

I can be e-mailed directly if you want more information on cannabinoid treatment.

Cannabinoids are the active chemicals in marijuana.

My heart goes out to you.
I'm sorry I cannot be more positive than this. I'm not his Physician or a member of his team of nurses so I cannot possibly speculate on his condition. But I can speak from 15 years of experience in nursing.
When someone has cancer that advanced, the only prospect is one of palliative care, not cure. Chances of survival for more than 6-12 months are not good.
As to a time scale? Lung cancer is extremely aggressive and fast spreading, so, in the majority of cases at palliative stage, no more than 6-12 months at the best.
I wish I could be more positive for you.

I'm sorry to hear this and I pretty much agree with the others.

However, if he's got a fighting spirit and wants to do whatever he can, there's a couple options. One is to get a second opinion - ideally, try a major cancer center near you.

The other option is to research clinical trials to see if he qualifies for any of them. Some of these trials, especially those in phase 2 or 3, are cutting edge and all the treatment is free. Just go to nih.gov and look for clinical trials, and then follow directions. Also check for any being administered locally.

Good luck.

Listen, I've seen people survive cancer, and some people die from appendicitis. Statistics mean nothing. They are merely a rough estimate to the chances.

If your uncle is in late stage cancer, god help his soul, I wouldn't take those odds, but if he was caught quite early, with very little/no metastases then who knows.

At the end of the day, only the doctors, nurses and your uncle will be able to give you a clue. If he feels like he can beat it, and he takes all the available options to cure this, then he may well survive.

Good luck.

Only the doctor can give an expectation of time regarding this.
Has your uncle asked the doctor?
He will probably classed as terminally ill, but Chemotherapy may give him more time, but may make him feel ill while he is having it.
Please contact the Macmillan foundation, I hear how wonderful they are and can deal with all sorts of problems arising from having cancer.
Good Luck with his treatment

quite good.a lot of lung cancer is being treated successfully nowadays.i hope your uncle will be ok.i was diagnosed with throat cancer last year and chemo and radiotheraphy got rid of it and i have been in remission for 15 months now.

I'm sorry!! Lung cancer has one of the lowest survival rates.

This is a good site for information on lung cancer.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information...

Good Luck

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