• The reported 10 year overall survival rate is approximately 80.4%, while the 10 year recurrence
  free survival attends at 77.1%.

•  Younger patients tend to have a better survival rate, individuals under the age of 70 demonstrate a higher 5 year survival rate than their older counterparts.

•  Women generally experience lower mortality rates and superior survival rates regardless of staging.

• Non-Hispanic Black patients often experience worse survival rates compared to their non- Hispanic White counterparts.

What are the chances of a second surgery?

• The likelihood of problems coming back differ from person to person. This data is an average based on previous reports. Please talk to your healthcare provider for more information.

• Recurrence for non-small lung cancer to reappear is between 30% - 55%. Several factors such as the stage of cancer, age of the patient, how much of the tumour was removed all affect the recurrence percentage.

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