prognosis for people with small-cell lung cancer is poor
without treatment, it has an aggressive clinical course with a life expectancy of approximately 3.5 months for limited-stage disease and 6 weeks for extensive-stage disease
with treatment
median survival with treatment is approximately 14-18 months for limited-stage disease and 9-12 months for extensive-stage disease
approximately 20-40% of patients with limited-stage disease and less than 5% of patients with extensive-stage disease survive for 2 years. Survivors often continue to relapse up to, and occasionally after, 5 years
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