I have a very close friend who was just diagnosed with either stage 3b or 4 squamous cell lung
cancer. I am trying to find information about his
life expectancy, in order to help family make plans. He is 58 yrs old and has asthma, sleep apnea, diabetes and is overweight. He was diagnosed by cancer cells removed from a pleural effusion of blood and fluid. They inserted 2 chest tubes to drain it, after 2 days one tube was removed because the fluid was greatly decreased; 1 tube remained.