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There are very few people who do not know Lung Cancer is the biggest Cancer Killer. It claims almost double the second and third next biggest killers, liver and stomach.
More than two thirds of Lung Cancer deaths are men.
The 5 year survival rate for Lung Cancer, is sadely a rediculously low, 5%-10%. In every 100 people diagnosed with lung cancer 5-10 will be alive in 5 years. In 2013 that was 1,639,645 people who died from lung cancer. I think it is fair to conclude that any and all of the treatments currently used for Lung Cancer are almost completely ineffective. I know of people who survive 5 years without medical treatment, or after being told more treatment will help, are they typical of the 5%-10% in the statistics who live more than 5 years.?
With these facts and conclusions in mind you might find the personal stories and medical records of Brown and Marty worth considering (see index on left). I am not saying they were cured, but they might and so might their doctors EVEN THOUGH THEY OFFERED THEM NO TREATMENT.
Take your time to decide your treatments.
This is the latest research from US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25868305
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Acta Clin Croat. 2014 Dec;53(4):390-8.
Effect of delays on survival in patients with lung carcinoma in Montenegro.
Živkovic D.
Abstract
Lung cancer is a global medical problem with a rising incidence and 5-year survival of 5%-10%. The aim of this study was to investigate whether waiting times and delays in diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung carcinoma have any bearing on prognosis and survival. The study was performed in the Brezovik Special Hospital for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis. The study included all cases with the diagnosis of lung carcinoma in the Republic of Montenegro in 2009, a total of 206 patients, with follow up until the end of 2010. Median age was 66, median Karnofsky score 80, and male to female ratio 5:1. Diagnostic procedure was bronchoscopy in 89% of patients. Histologic type was small cell lung cancer in 25.7% and non small cell lung cancer in 74.3% of cases. Surgery was the main treatment for 24.4% of patients. Median delay from first symptoms to diagnosis of lung cancer was 10.35 weeks, mean 8 weeks (median patient's delay was 6.20 weeks, doctor's delay at primary health care 2.07 weeks and in pulmonology services 2.37 weeks). Median survival time for all patients was 39.27 weeks, mean 34. There was no statistically significant difference between patient's delay/doctor's delay/total delay and stage of lung carcinoma at the time of diagnosis, treatment choice and survival. Our results indicate that longer delay is not associated with poorer prognosis of lung carcinoma. The possible ways of reducing mortality of lung cancer include prevention by decreasing smoking prevalence and improved therapeutic options.
Median is the middle number, when the list is in order of size: EG 3, 3, 3, 4, 9, 10, 17 (4 is the Median)
Mean is the average EG 3+3+3+4+9+10+17 total is 49. Average is 49/7=7
Note: 1. Lung cancer is the biggest cancer killer in 2015, has been for many years, and according to the World Health Organisation will still be the biggest cancer killer in 2030.
Note: 2. There are 52 weeks in a year. Most of the people in the above research lived for less than 52 weeks with surgery. How long would they have lived without the surgery? Longer?
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