I am sorry to learn that either you or someone you know has lung cancer this must be a difficult time.
Prognosis is a question best answered by the specialist team at the hospital. This is because they are familiar with the medical details and will know so much more about the situation. Doctors base their assessment of someone's prognosis on their experience of looking after other patients with the same cancer. This will vary to a degree, depending on a person’s age, the extent of their cancer, their general health, and their response to cancer treatments.
I don't know how helpful this is, we do have survival statistics for lung cancer, but these are very general and do not take a person's situation into account.
There is a lot of uncertainty which can be difficult to live with. Please get back to us if you need any more information or support. You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.
