How long can a person with small cell lung cancer brain metastasis live? Generally, the survival rate will not exceed one year

Small cell lung cancer brain metastasis is a very bad symptom. It cannot be cured at the current medical level. How long can a patient live after being cured depends on the patient's physical condition and the severity of the disease. It also depends on the patient's mentality. But no matter what, as long as a patient has the disease, he or she will generally not survive for more than one year.

Small cell lung cancer is a common type of lung cancer, and it is more likely to be malignant and has a poor prognosis. Bone metastasis and brain metastasis are easy to occur, which is very harmful to human health. If there is brain metastasis, there may be no obvious symptoms in the early stage, but as the tumor grows, it may cause symptoms such as brain edema, nausea, vomiting, and lethargy. So how long can a person with brain metastasis of small cell lung cancer live?
Patients with small cell lung cancer with brain metastases usually do not survive long. Some patients are found to have brain metastases when they are first diagnosed, and they present with symptoms related to brain metastases, such as dizziness, headache, blurred vision, and movement disorders. Some patients do not have brain metastases when they are first diagnosed, but as the disease progresses, they develop corresponding brain metastasis symptoms. Combined with the patient's previous history of small cell lung cancer and corresponding brain symptoms, appropriate radiotherapy or symptomatic supportive treatment should be taken in a timely manner to improve the patient's survival time and quality of life.
Small cell lung cancer itself is prone to early metastasis, and it is also difficult to treat. Now that brain metastasis has occurred, it means that the tumor is already in the late stage. Most of the life-threatening situations are caused by brain metastases. The specific survival time is difficult to judge, as it is affected by many factors. It can only be said that the survival period will not be long in this case. It is possible to survive for a few months, or it is possible to survive for one or two years or even longer after active treatment. Brain metastases can cause obvious edema in the surrounding area, thereby increasing intracranial pressure, which can cause severe headaches and vomiting symptoms. Severe edema can even lead to brain herniation, which can compress the brainstem and cause brainstem failure, causing central respiratory and circulatory failure, which can be life-threatening.
The survival time of patients with small cell lung cancer is less than one year. If chemotherapy is effective, the survival time of patients with small cell lung cancer is about one year; if brain metastasis occurs, it may only be a few months. Therefore, once it is discovered, it is necessary to intervene and treat it as soon as possible. Small cell lung cancer has the worst prognosis among all types of lung cancer, and the disease progresses very quickly. If the patient also has brain metastasis, the survival time is even shorter.
The above article details how long a person can live with brain metastasis of small cell lung cancer. The disease is very serious, and once you have it, there is almost no chance of cure. After suffering from the disease, you must adjust your mentality in time.