My dad died 3 years ago with lung cancer. He had 2 tumors that were wrapped around the end of his esophagus. He had a chest xray every year because he was over 65. He got a rash. Went to the dermetologist and she was the one who told him he needed to see an oncologist.
The oncologist told him that the tumors had been growing for several years. Then he said it was lung cancer. Then he said chemo, radiation, chemo. 7 months, almost to the day, Dr. Death said we think we should radiate your brain because this is a really aggressive cancer.
He was dead less than 6 weeks later.