Factors Affecting Lung Cancer Survival Rate

- July 14, 2010, 8:21 pm

Lung cancer survival rates are based on several factors, including the severity of the disease, how far it has spread in the patients body, whether it is small cell or non-small cell and the general health of the patient. Outside factors like gender and race can also play a part in survival rates. Survival rate is an indication of how many patients survive for five years or more with the disease, but do not indicate the type of treatment the patient is receiving or whether the disease was cured or merely managed.