Median survival for extensive stage sclc is six to 12 months.
Stage 4 lung cancer 6 months to live.
Physical changes during the final stages of lung cancer can be related to the tumor in the lungs the spread of cancer to other parts of the body or due to the terminal stages of cancer in general.
A cure is not possible.
This means that 50 of people with stage iv cancer will still be alive four months after their diagnosis.
Median survival is 16 to 24 months.
In recent years new treatments have been approved for stage 4 non small cell lung cancer nsclc.
Once the lung cancer has spread the 5 year survival rate drops to just 5.
By definition the final stage of lung cancer implies that treatment options have been exhausted.
Overall the 5 year survival rate for lung cancer is lower than other cancers at 18 6.