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
Chemotherapy Eating sweets Electroencephalogram EEG
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Cannabidiol
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Gabapentin Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Common symptom
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Albuterol Budesonide-Formoterol Oxygen therapy
Common symptom
Generalized weakness (asthenia)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Prednisone

*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
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
15
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) (1)
Treatment

(Taxol)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
3
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) (1)
Treatment

(Alimta)
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
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) (1)
Treatment

(Taxol)
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)
Treatment

(Alimta)
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

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 8
20s 98
30s 218
40s 320
50s 1,045
60s 2,799
70+ 3,716

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2,511
Female 5,850