Lung metastasis
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What is lung metastasis?
Metastasis, or metastatic disease, is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part. The lungs are a common site for metastatic disease.
Common symptoms reported by people with lung metastasis
Treatments taken by people for lung metastasis
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Compare treatments taken by people with lung metastasis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have lung metastasis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with lung metastasis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has lung metastasis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 43 say lung metastasis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 8 | |
| 40s | 10 | |
| 50s | 5 | |
| 60s | 3 | |
| 70+ | 25 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 2 | |
| 30-39 years | 3 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 1 | |
| 60-69 years | 2 | |
| 70+ years | 4 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 24 | |
| Female | 66 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 39 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 6 |