Stage 4 lung cancer life expectancy is typically gauged using five-year survival rates. These estimate the percentage of people who will live for at least five years following the initial diagnosis.

Stage IV lung cancer is the most advanced form of lung cancer. At this stage, cancer has spread beyond the lungs and into other regions of the body. Because the cancer has spread, surgery is not an ...

In an interview with CURE, Clara Cirks shares the emotional weight of finishing chemo while facing ongoing immunotherapy and the uncertainty it brings. On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 30-year-old Clara ...

In 2015, Rob Pierce was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told he had just 12-14 months to live. He was referred to Huntsman Cancer Institute, where he met Wallace Akerley, MD, director of the ...

In my first 25 years at WTOP, my reports about lung cancer were primarily stories about famous people who died from the deadliest and second-most common cancer in the U.S. — until I was diagnosed with ...

Hoschton resident Joanne Cure survived stage 4 lung cancer after being given two years to live. Her treatment included surgery and targeted therapy for an EGFR gene mutation. Now 78, Cure says her ...

Clara Mae Cirk finds it challenging to identify as a "survivor" due to ongoing immunotherapy, despite completing chemotherapy. Social media serves as a therapeutic outlet for Clara, leading to her ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A California man battling lung cancer is unable to get treatment he planned for after being denied by his health insurance company Cigna Healthcare. Daron Wells, a 59-year-old ...