Although it is the second, it is the one with the highest number of cases of death compared to other cancers such as breast, prostate and colon cancer. About 160,000 people in the United States will not survive lung cancer. This represents approximately 27% of all cancers. Males are less likely to survive lung cancer than females. Blacks are also more likely to not survive lung cancer than whites. Lung cancer is diagnosed in older adults. Over 50% of lung cancer patients die within a year. Lung cancer has been around for hundreds of years. Lung cancer is also the most common cancer. Death is almost absolute if not caught in its initial stages. Lung cancer is difficult to find because there are no symptoms in the early stages. Lung cancer discovered early enough can be stopped before it spreads to other parts of the body. This is not definitive because cancer can lie dormant until late in life and can be worse than before. Lung cancer can be avoided if you make the right choices and act in the right way