Median survival for extensive stage sclc is six to 12 months.
Stage 4 lung cancer 6 months to live.
A cure is not possible.
Stage 4 lung cancer is the most advanced stage of lung cancer in stage 4 the cancer has spread metastasized to both lungs the area around the lungs or distant organs according to the national.
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.
This means that 50 of people with stage iv cancer will still be alive four months after their diagnosis.
Overall the 5 year survival rate for lung cancer is lower than other cancers at 18 6.
The lung cancer 5 year survival rate is 56 when the cancer is detected while the disease is still localized in the lungs.
In recent years new treatments have been approved for stage 4 non small cell lung cancer nsclc.