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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Natural History== | |||
*The majority of lung cancers present with advanced disease because the symptoms tend to occur later in the course of the disease<ref>"The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma." Lunger Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed. Alison Leary. Ames: Blackwell, 2012. 15-21. Print.</ref> | |||
*The patient experiences non-specific symptoms such as [[cough]], [[hemoptysis]], [[dyspnea]] chest pain, [[dysphonia]], [[dysphagia]], lack of appetite, weight loss, and fatigue from 3 weeks to 3 months before seeking medical attention | |||
*While of duration of symptoms, the tumor cell may double 20 times<ref>"The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma." Lunger Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed. Alison Leary. Ames: Blackwell, 2012. 15-21. Print.</ref> | |||
*In more advanced disease, the tumor may spread to other organs such as the spinal cord, brain, and bone | |||
*These patients may develop symptoms such as leg weakness [[paresthesias]], bladder/bladder dysfunction, [[seizures]], [[hemiplegia]], cranial nerve palsies, confusion, personality changes, skeletal pain, and/or [[pleuritic]] pain <ref>"The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma." Lunger Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed. Alison Leary. Ames: Blackwell, 2012. 15-21. Print.</ref> | |||
*Once the cancer spreads to the other organs, it is most likely fatal | |||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2]
Overview
Natural History
- The majority of lung cancers present with advanced disease because the symptoms tend to occur later in the course of the disease[1]
- The patient experiences non-specific symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea chest pain, dysphonia, dysphagia, lack of appetite, weight loss, and fatigue from 3 weeks to 3 months before seeking medical attention
- While of duration of symptoms, the tumor cell may double 20 times[2]
- In more advanced disease, the tumor may spread to other organs such as the spinal cord, brain, and bone
- These patients may develop symptoms such as leg weakness paresthesias, bladder/bladder dysfunction, seizures, hemiplegia, cranial nerve palsies, confusion, personality changes, skeletal pain, and/or pleuritic pain [3]
- Once the cancer spreads to the other organs, it is most likely fatal
Prognosis
Non–small cell lung cancer survival rate by stage[4]
| Stage | 5-year survival rate |
|---|---|
| IA | 49% |
| IB | 45% |
| IIA | 30% |
| IIB | 31% |
| IIIA | 14% |
| IIIB | 5% |
| IV | 1% |
References
- ↑ "The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma." Lunger Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed. Alison Leary. Ames: Blackwell, 2012. 15-21. Print.
- ↑ "The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma." Lunger Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed. Alison Leary. Ames: Blackwell, 2012. 15-21. Print.
- ↑ "The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma." Lunger Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed. Alison Leary. Ames: Blackwell, 2012. 15-21. Print.
- ↑ Lung cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/lung/prognosis-and-survival/survival-statistics/?region=ab