Five+year+Survival+Rate

Here are some stats from (http://lung-cancer.emedtv.com/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-survival-rate-p2.html)

By race,


 * 13.4 percent for white men


 * 17.4 percent for white women


 * 10.5 percent for black men


 * 14.5 percent for black women.

By cancer stage,


 * 16 percent of lung cancer cases are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage).
 * 37 percent of lung cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site.
 * 39 percent of lung cancer cases are diagnosed after the cancer has already metastasized (distant stage).
 * 8 percent of lung cancer cases had staging information that was unknown.

By cancer stage are the five year mark,


 * 49.3 percent for localized


 * 15.5 percent for regional


 * 2.1 percent for distant


 * 7.9 percent for unstaged.