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Can You Survive Lung Cancer? Unfortunately the outlook is not promising. Unless we find quicker and better ways of diagnosing the disease much earlier, many will continue to succumb to this devastating illness. You see, lung cancer is great at making itself invisible in the very early stages. This is why most folks never know they have it until it is too late. Since it hits us later in life (few people under the age of 40 are ever diagnosed with the disease) That means we, the ‘Baby Boomers’ are the ones most at risk for the disease. Of course you can go a long ways towards preventing the disease by NOT smoking. Most lung cancer victims are or were smokers. So the answer to the question is Yes, but in most cases- not for very long. New Techniques may help extend the life of the Cancer patient New surgical techniques and new treatments can extend your longevity significantly, if caught in time. Unfortunately, the rate of survival for early stage small cell cancers is less than five percent. However; life may be expanded from months to years, depending on the magnitude of the carcinoma, the overall state of the patient, their reaction to treatment and the length of that reaction. Overall, the survival rate for patients with lung cancer is only 14% for those who actually survive for more than five years after diagnosis. If the lung carcinoma is detected before it has had a chance to spread to other organs, and if it is treated correctly, almost 50% of cancer patients will survive for five years or longer; after the original diagnosis. The worst part is that only 15% of Lung Cancer Symptoms are detected early enough to provide time for treatment. Alternative Cancer treatments Show Promise Alternative treatments for some cancers, as the research suggests, can extend patient longevity for a much longer time. But as with everything else do your ‘Due Diligence’. Not all alternative treatments are realistic. Snake Oil salesmen are here also. The Need For Hospice Care Because so many patients die from lung cancer, hospice care has become a definite necessity. Although advances in terminal patient care, have made it possible for many terminally ill patients to at least die at home, Where they can be surrounded by their love ones. Living longer is the only goal that makes sense. Take Charge of Your Own Cure The bottom line is that the driving forces behind people being cured are early detection, faith and attitude... The early detection will give the possible cures time to work, Faith in your body's capacity to repair itself has been shown to have a very positive effect on a patient’s ability to heal. And The attitude that you can and will beat the disease – well that says it all. That means taking control of your own recovery both physically and mentally. Also remember that not all treatments work for one and all. You must find the one that works for you. Although Alternative treatments seem to hold the promise for a cure to the disease; use whatever you can to fight this enemy. No physician can cure you. Only you can do that. Doctors possess new techniques and new alternate therapies, but you have to do the sleuthing to come up with the one method or methods that work for you. No one has more of a vested interest in your cure than you do and you must use whatever means necessary to affect your own cure or remission. Never give up! the answer may be in the next call you make or the next person you meet. Just because the medical establish has given up on you, Don’t you give up on yourself! It is your life and you have to fight for it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Davis is an online marketer who became interested in and started to research lung cancer after so many friends had been diagnosed with the disease. Read much more on lung cancer at his site http://www.lungcancersurvivalrates.com
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