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How To Treat Collapsed Lung And Stage 4 Lung Cancer?
Hi, my dad is in the hospital, they thought he has pneumonia, but after CT scan and ultrasound they said his lung collapsed and he look like has cancer that spreAd, stage four. They took some fluids out and sent to biopsy. If that is cancer stage four what is his life expectancy? He is on coumadin 7 mg a day, because of stroke, and he is 65 years old. He had stroke 8 years ago. Also he is smoker.
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Mon, 30 Jun 2014
According to literature survival in stage 4 lung cancer is around 6months. This can be prolonged to around an year with chemotherapy. Though chemotherapy doesnt improve survival much in lung cancer, it brings changes in quality of life and patients feel better as long as they are alive
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