Comments on: Key Shiite Leader Hakim Says He’s Cured Of Lung Cancer http://patdollard.com/2007/11/hakim-says-hes-cured-of-lung-cancer/ The latest in policital news and the war in Iraq Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: LftBhndAgn http://patdollard.com/2007/11/hakim-says-hes-cured-of-lung-cancer/#comment-69518 LftBhndAgn Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:17:53 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2007/11/hakim-says-hes-cured-of-lung-cancer/#comment-69518 Humm - Wonder what type of cancer. Taking into account that most lung cancer is caused by smoking that in most cases thoracic surgery or a partial pneumonectomy / full pneumonectomy is the best option to remove the cancer for best survival (Depending on the type of cancer). With the partial pneumonectomy in most cases use of an oxygen tank for the rest of your life is less then a full pneumonectomy. If you see newer tapes of him and hes not moving around much, you know why. With a full pneumonectomy, the patient is left almost bedridden and common tasks become quite tiresome. Humm - Wonder what type of cancer. Taking into account that most lung cancer is caused by smoking that in most cases thoracic surgery or a partial pneumonectomy / full pneumonectomy is the best option to remove the cancer for best survival (Depending on the type of cancer). With the partial pneumonectomy in most cases use of an oxygen tank for the rest of your life is less then a full pneumonectomy. If you see newer tapes of him and hes not moving around much, you know why. With a full pneumonectomy, the patient is left almost bedridden and common tasks become quite tiresome.

]]> By: LftBhndAgn http://patdollard.com/2007/11/hakim-says-hes-cured-of-lung-cancer/#comment-69522 LftBhndAgn Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:20:52 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2007/11/hakim-says-hes-cured-of-lung-cancer/#comment-69522 Adding to above: Either way the outlook tends to be grim for a lung cancer diagnosis. The lung cancer survival rate is less then 5 years after diagnosis. Here is a good link http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/mecc/mecc_lung.pdf Adding to above:

Either way the outlook tends to be grim for a lung cancer diagnosis. The lung cancer survival rate is less then 5 years after diagnosis.

Here is a good link

http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/mecc/mecc_lung.pdf

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