SUBANG JAYA: Most people think that lung cancer is among the most deadly of cancers with no chance of survival, but consultant cardiothoracic (heart and lungs) surgeon Dr Anand Sachithanandan says it is not all true.
“Lung cancer may have the worst survival rate overall (11% five-year survival for all stages) but if discovered at stage one and treated, the five-year survival rate can be close to 90%,” he said, adding that stage two has a relatively high survival rate too.
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