Will it be possible to cure lung cancer?

Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer. # One common presenting symptom is a persistent cough. # Chest x-rays can detect most lung cancers, but other additional imaging tests and biopsies are needed. # Surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents, and radiation therapy may all be used to treat lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. It occurs most commonly between the ages of 45 and 70 and has become more prevalent in women in the last few decades because more women are smoking cigarettes. Cancer that originates from lung cells is called a primary lung cancer. Primary lung cancer can start in the airways that branch off the trachea to supply the lungs (the bronchi) or in the small air sacs of the lung (the alveoli). Cancer may also spread (metastasize) to the lung from other parts of the body (most commonly from the breasts, colon, prostate, kidneys, thyroid gland, stomach, cervix, rectum, testes, bone, or skin). There are two main categories of lung cancer. * Non–small cell lung carcinoma: About 85 to 87% of lung cancers are in this category. This cancer grows more slowly than small cell lung carcinoma. Nevertheless, by the time about 40% of people are diagnosed, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body outside of the chest. The most common types of non–small cell lung carcinoma are squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. * Small cell lung carcinoma: Also called oat cell carcinoma, this cancer accounts for about 13 to 15% of all lung cancers. It is very aggressive and spreads quickly. By the time that most people are diagnosed, the cancer has metastasized to other parts of the body.

That is a million dollar question. The people that do find a cure for cancer will make a fortune. There is plenty of research being done, and with good results, but the complete cure for it will be many years away, if at all. It is like the question - how long is a piece of string?