stage 4 NSCLC life expectancy

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My dad (65years old) has been diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC. He has metastasis of lymph nodes and bones.   The doctors have not given us any kind of life expectancy. Did anyone have experiences that can share with me about the patient's life expectancy under this kind of condition?

We would appreciate some kind of answer ~

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thanks~

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Non-small cell lung carcinoma staging and Manchester score
Prognostic factors in non-small cell lung cancer include presence or absence of pulmonary symptoms, tumor size, cell type (histology), degree of spread (stage) and metastases to multiple lymph nodes, and vascular invasion. For patients with inoperable disease, prognosis is adversely affected by poor performance status and weight loss of more than 10%. Prognostic factors in small-cell lung cancer include performance status, gender, stage of disease, and involvement of the central nervous system or liver at the time of diagnosis.

For non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), prognosis is generally poor. Following complete surgical resection of stage IA disease, five-year survival is 67%. With stage IB disease, five-year survival is 57%. The five-year survival rate of patients with stage IV NSCLC is about 1%.

For small cell lung carcinoma, prognosis is also generally poor. The overall five-year survival for patients with SCLC is about 5%. Patients with extensive-stage SCLC have an average five-year survival rate of less than 1%. The median survival time for limited-stage disease is 20 months, with a five-year survival rate of 20%.

According to data provided by the National Cancer Institute, the median age of death for cases of lung cancer in the United States is 70 years, and the median age is 71 years


Hope this helps.  God Bless you and Your Dad.