does anyone know the longest survival for sclc

[jaynecarol]

does anyone know the longest survival for sclc

[Olic]

A very difficult question to answer. I can only speak from my experience. Not everybody wants to know but I did so I could get things in order and was only given a few months. So I rushed and got my life in some sort of order. I now say my piece of string was very short 17 months ago but it is now getting longer each day. Just try and be positive and I use the web site as i do as there is a lot of help, support and comfort.

[bernini in reply to Olic]

Dear Olic,

Thank you very much for your message.It gives me a ray of hope. I am very happy for you and wish you all the very best - may the string grow longer and longer. Kind regards and may God bless you.

[glpauler in reply to Olic]

my xray (march 2014) did not show size - ct scan showed squamous cell non small tumor-cancer-4.5 cm in right lower lobe -now 4 cm on later pet-ct scan - I am not going to do surgery, radiation or chemo - I am using essiac, vitamin c/b12 injections/b17 supplements, avoiding dairy, processed food and meat - use a lot of natural supplements - no prescription drugs -- last ct was july - will have another in Jan 2015 and hope for best.

Just be happy and do not worry - I believe that following traditional medical advice like from thoracic surgeon who wants to cut will make you worse off than going for a naturpathic route. If you are feeling "okay" - walking, breathing ok, etc. then enjoy each day.

No one knows how long we have with or without various "treatments". We do know; however, that surgically removing lobe & probably more (e.g., rt and middle lobe plus lymph nodes re stanford thoracic surgeon) will reduce your quality/length of life.

[elja in reply to glpauler]

I was puzzled by this post as the question was about sclc and you are talking about nsclc. The treatments and prognoses for these can be quite different. I also thought your post was misleading so I then looked at your other posts and saw that you frequently recommend OHI clinics in the USA. I checked their website and found that they have a disclaimer:

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I think your posts are not in the spirit of this disclaimer and don't think you should be trying to put people off surgery which, while not much fun, is known to offer the best chance of survival, even cure, to nsclc patients.

[LorraineD Partner Roy Castle]

Jayne

This is a difficult question to answer accurately. We do have figures for the average length of survival from the National Lung Cancer Audit. It is worth thinking about whether numbers will help. How are things with you just now? Have you had new health problems or treatment options to consider?

Here is one man's experience from our website, which you might want to look at.

roycastle.org/get-involved/...

if we can help do let us know,

best wishes

Lorraine

on behalf of the Information & Support team