Lung Cancer, What Are The Two Main Types and Are They Fatal? - Dr. Sanderson (VIDEO)
Dr. Sanderson describes the two main forms of lung cancer and discusses if lung cancer is a fatal disease.
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Dr. Sanderson:
Well, we are all going to die, we’re all going to die eventually and lung cancer is responsible for premature death in about 85 percent of those who develop it. Having said that, about 15 percent of all patients diagnosed with lung cancer can, in fact, be cured. That doesn’t seem very encouraging but when you look at the overall numbers and it’s predicted that this year there’s going to be about 215,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer, about 100,000 of those are women and overall, if there’s just a 15 percent survival, that’s discouraging but overall that means that there are about 25,000 individuals who are going to be cured of their cancer.
About Dr. Sanderson, M.D.:
Dr. David R. Sanderson, M.D., practices at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializing in pulmonary care. Dr. Sanderson attended the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He completed his residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
