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What Are Chances Of Survival For Stage 3 Cancer Patient After Removal Of Lung?
hello im inquiring about lung cancer and truthfully how long could a person live if they have lung cancer but has had surgery to remove left lung? well or should i ask whats the chances of the cancer already spreaded some where else but just not showing up yet.this person is in stage 3 also.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
unfortunately chances are high, and lung cancer is one of the worse. you can hope for the best, but statistically, survival rate after surgerry in stage 4 is 20%. wish you good health. Regards
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