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Hi all. I have a question. If you would have lung cancer with brain mets at the age of 23. What would be the odds of surviving a long time, could you grow old..? Would the young age be a good point to fight the disease? Would it raise the odds of having a treatable mutation? Also. If you have symptoms (like headaches and a slight cough) vs when you don’t have any symptoms. Would that also make a difference in prognosis? Really need some info.

@LilyMir thank you Lilymir. I will have a convo with my doc to explain the worries and from there we can see what to do. I was also wondering. I have this “cough” for 3,5 years that I told you about. But when is it really a cough and when is it like a stress thing? With me it is often a throat clearing sound and a tickling feeling which i respond to by coughing softly. However, if i lay down and relax it often fades away. When i sleep also. I can also “suppress” it by not responding to that tickly feeling and then i can go hours without a single cough. Is it really a cough if you can suppress it

@LilyMirthank you so much for the reply. I understand your story, cancer sucks. I am afraid to have it and now have brain mets because of the other symptoms. The thing is that i developed the slight cough in 2018 and it actually became better over time. Never went away completely but got better. Yes, i could talk to my GP and explain my worries and i will. It would be weird if i had this for almost 4 years without any worsening symptoms (not even shortness of breath). I am really scared. Do you have an idea if age would favor a treatment for lung cancer with brain mets? (Higher chance for mutation, overall health etc.) I read that if you get lung cancer so young, chances are high that its caused by a “treatable” mutation as EGFR or ALK.

@Judy M2 thank you for the reply. I will have a convo with my doctor, this wasn’t meant as a diagnose question. I would just like to know what i could expect if it were something serious. And if it could go so many years without progressing. That was what i wanted to know.

Hi all. I have a question. If you would have lung cancer with brain mets at the age of 22. What would be the odds of surviving a long time? Would the age be a good point? Would it raise the odds of having a treatable mutation? Also. If you have symptoms (like headaches and a slight cough) vs when you don’t have any symptoms. Would that also make a difference in prognosis? I’m a fit guy who likes to run a lot. Been having a cough for roughly 3,5 years (its a cough that goes away when sleeping and lingers during the day but is more like a throat clearing sound and sometimes a tickle which i try to cough away) when i lay down and relax it often subsides. Developed a pressing headache a couple weeks ago around my right temple. Its on and off everyday. I can do all my daily activities it’s just annoying. Never had an xray. Had several bloodworks and stethoscope listenings of the lungs and everything was always fine. I smoked 2-3 years only then i quit. I posted something before but I would really like to know what the prognosis could be. Could i have this lung cancer and now brain mets after all these years on my age? if so, would that likely be NSCLC or SCLC? Never really got further scans because it wasn’t that bad and the doctor didn’t worry too much. The cough actually got better after i quit smoking but never went away completely. Also it hasn’t developed in these years, no shortness of breath and also no wheezing when i breathe through my mouth. Sometimes a bit hoarse, then if i cough slightly that disappears. Could it be there so long and not develop? Share your insights please Thanks.