How long can a person with lung cancer usually live

It is not clear how long one can live with lung cancer because the degree of the disease and physical constitution of the patient are different, so how long they can live also varies.

The survival time of lung cancer patients is uncertain. Some patients can only live for 1-2 months, while others can live for 5-6 years or even be cured, because there are many factors that affect the survival time of lung cancer. Generally speaking, patients with early-stage lung cancer have a longer survival time, while patients with late-stage lung cancer have a shorter survival time, which is also closely related to the pathological classification of lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer is usually more malignant and more prone to metastasis and recurrence. The survival time of patients is shorter than that of non-small cell lung cancer.

However, since patients with early-stage small cell lung cancer are more responsive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, if patients can accept active chemotherapy and radiotherapy, they may still be cured. In non-small cell lung cancer, some patients can only accept chemotherapy and radiotherapy, while some patients can also receive targeted therapy and immunotherapy in addition to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Lung cancer patients who actively receive treatment and fully cooperate with doctors have a longer survival period.

Since malignant tumors are a chronic wasting disease, patients need to strengthen protein and fat supplements in their daily lives, eat light and easily digestible food, maintain a comfortable mood, exercise properly, enhance resistance, work and rest regularly, and avoid staying up late and fatigue. Specific medications and treatments should be based on the doctor's face-to-face diagnosis.