Lung Cancer; A Disease That Traps Both Smokers And Non-Smokers

The Survival Rates

On the basis of a 2015 review article in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta these 6 stages, the following stats are the percentage of people who are still living 5 years after their diagnosis:

stage 1: 60-80 percent

stage 2: 30-50 percent

operable stage 3a: 10-15 percent

inoperable stage 3a: 2-5 percent

stage 3b: 3-7 percent

stage 4: 1 percent