How long can you live with small cell lung cancer? Doctors decide based on the prognosis

Small cell lung cancer is a malignant tumor. How long a patient can live depends on many factors, such as clinical stage and whether treatment is timely, so it is uncertain.

1. Clinical staging <br/>Small cell lung cancer can be divided into: localized small cell lung cancer and extensive small cell lung cancer. Localized small cell lung cancer has a limited tumor growth range and has not metastasized to other parts. The range is small and is easy to radically treat. The 5-year survival rate of most patients can reach 80%~85%; while extensive small cell lung cancer has a wider range of lesions and has metastasized to distant sites, so radical radiotherapy is not possible and the 5-year survival rate is only 30%~45%.
2. Is the treatment timely ? The earlier small cell lung cancer is treated, the better the effect. If the disease is discovered in time and appropriate measures are taken to treat it in the early stages, the prognosis is good. If the disease is discovered late and is already in the middle or late stages of cancer and there is no definite treatment plan, the prognosis is poor.