Survival 2008:
Despite some improvements in surgical techniques and combined therapies over the past several decades, lung cancer is one of the most lethal cancers. The five-year relative survival rate for all stages combined is about 16% in the United States. The five-year survival rate is 53% for cases detected when the disease is still localized, but only 15% of lung cancers are diagnosed at this early stage.
Deaths 2008:
Worldwide, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men.
The reality is I cannot help thinking about this whenever my scans are due. My next scan is this coming Thursday morning March 3rd.
Carpe Diem.
And yet you are still with us. Tenacity and desire are important.
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