What is lung cancer?
Lung cancers are generally divided into two main categories: small cell lung cancers (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). The type of cancer is determined by looking at the specific type of cancer cells that are present.
How do members experience lung cancer?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lung cancer*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Generalized weakness (asthenia)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for lung cancer*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment
Carboplatin
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
15
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer)
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
3
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer)
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
8
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer)
(1)
*Data from patients with lung cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with lung cancer*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Carboplatin
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer)
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) (1 evaluation)
Side effects
hair loss
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer)
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer)
(1)
*Data from patients with lung cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has lung cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 8 | |
20s | 97 | |
30s | 220 | |
40s | 320 | |
50s | 1,042 | |
60s | 2,795 | |
70+ | 3,725 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 2,511 | |
Female | 5,851 |