[GirlAnachronism]

How long does someone live after being diagnosed at stage IV with lung cancer?

[annie_lubbers]

I'm sorry but not long at all. they may have a couple of months at the most. sorry

[littleprincess]

my aunt just died she lived exactly 10 years after

[Daisymay]

It really depends on what type of lung cancer it is and if the person is receiving treatment. I only have experience with small-cell lung cancer which spreads very rapidly. If it is small-cell then the prognosis is usually 1-6 months after diagnosis. The person will go downhill very fast. If my Mother hadn't been put on a respirator she would have been dead 3 weeks after diagnosis but she received chemo and radiation and survived 4 1/2 months, but my Father-in-law also with small-cell lung cancer received no treatment and died 5 weeks after diagnosis. My Mother suffered terribly for nearly 2 months (confined to a bed, pain, unaware of surroundings, unable to do anything) whereas my Father-in-law suffered as my mother did for only 2 days. Good luck and God Bless!