If it’s not advanced, this is minor. My Dad lived with lung cancer for almost 17 years. He was younger than she was, but that was decades ago and he had way less money available to him that she does.
How old was he when it was diagnosed?
CNN says: "Ginsburg had two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung Friday:
But the statement termed it a : "pulmonary lobectomy".
Definition: Each lung is made up of 2 or 3 sections called lobes. A lobectomy is the surgical removal of one of these sections from the lung.
That sounds far more serious than the removal of a nodule from one of the lobes.
Can a person with experience on this clarify that possible conflict?
If it’s not advanced, this is minor.
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Correct. The prognosis long term survival rate is good.
If this is a primary lung cancer, much depends on the type of cancer— small cell versus non-small cell (or even squamous). I would guess that these are metastatic from her cancer history.
I know a guy who is 80 who recently had a lung cancer removed and it’s gone...period. Has to go back once a year for a scan...that’s it.
Your dad had LUNG cancer for SEVENTEEN years?? Are you serious? How is that possible? I’m kidding, but I’ve known 7 people who had it who died within a year. Two of them, a female co-worker (who chain smoked) and my neighbor both died within a MONTH after being diagnosed. But I mean talk about being freaked out, there was a time where I thought I was going to get it as it seemed everyone was getting it. My mechanic got it died within a year, same with my friends sisters husband.
I’m kidding = I’m not kidding (I wish Freep would let us edit after posting) arrgh!
Agree.
Today’s detection and surgical procedures, for many lung surgeries, have advanced amazingly.
Maybe a side incision, through the ribs, was all she had to have.
I wish her a complete recovery.
And, that she now choose to retire to enjoy the blessings she has received, and spend time with her family and friends.