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Lung Cancer

Archives for October 2004

Large cell, Stage 4, Mets include bone and adrenal. New diagnosis.
Hi. My Mom has just received the subject diagnosis. We are still doing the final diagnostic testing and have met with an oncologist once. Can anyone give advice pro or con regarding carboplatin/taxol and-or iressa? Also, does anyone have diet/nutrition advice? Has anyone heard of something experimental called (I think)…
Small Cell Lung Cancer Remission
Hello. I have limited stage small cell lung cancer that I have been told is now in remission (after chemo and radiation). I finished radiation on August 1 and had a scan a few weeks later. I felt fine until 2 weeks ago at which time my shoulder blade on the side where the tumor was is sore and hurts. My doctor doesn't…
Neurological Side Effects of Iressa
Does anyone have information to share about possible neuro side effects of the oral chemo drug Iressa? My mother-in-law is now stage IV non-small cell adenocarcinoma of the lungs. She did a round of Gemzar & Cisplatin following radiation & surgery when first diagnosed. She had a year of remission. She's been on Iressa for…
after surgery
I had my left lung removed in 2001. This was followed by frozen shoulder which is better, but I still have some tingling and other odd sensations in my left breast and side. Has anyone else had this and is this just something that I will have to get used to
New: advanced non small cell adenocarcinoma
Hello, this is my 1st time joining a chat room ever. Yesterday we found out my mom has non small cell adenocarcinoma and we are waiting for the PET results to find out the stage. Because the CT scans showed there are lesions in her liver and that it has mets to the lymph node we were told this code be stage IIIB or…
NSC Lung CA w/Brain mets & Breast CA
Hi Everyone! I've been browsing over all of postings and the advice and hope that you give to one another is so inspiring! I am looking for some advice and recommendations for my mom and hoping some of you could help... My mom was 44 and diagnosed with breast CA in Sept. 2002. During her preop workup, they found a 4mm…
Docetaxel
I need to know if anyone has ever had chemo treatment with this drug (docetaxel)? We were informed that my moms lung cancer has come back just after treatments being done a little over 2 months, and has spreaded now to the front part of her right lung. Does this medication have very many side effects? Also can any help me…
Non small cell cancer
I guess I should have specified the type of cancer mom has. It is non small cell adenocarcinoma with mets to the liver. She is currently taking cistipatin and gleevec. Will this type of chemo make her hair fall out and is it normal to be very sick after only the first treatment?
lung cancer
him my name is vanessa i am a daughter of one that had just me told that he has lung cancer and it is at a stage 3 at least and it might me in his a gland in his stomcah. i am only 15 years old. if any one would like to chat with me i would realy injoy that. if any of you could tell me a good way to get support and not…
Question about chemo
My mom started her first round of treatment today. They are giving her gleevac and cistoplatin. She is stage IV. Is there anyone that can share info with me that has taken these same treatments. Thanks
Possible lung cancer??
In March of 2002 I had a chest X-Ray which showed some heaviness in the upper right area of my chest. From that, I had a CT scan and it was found there was a 6 X 9 mm nodule in the upper right apex. I was instructed to have another CT scan 3 months later which I did, and the results showed the same (no change). I was also…
New here, Mom just diagnosed stage IV
My mom was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma lung cancer with mets to the liver (One spot) She will be begin treatments this week Carb/Taxol. If the tumors shrink she will be a canidate for surgery. Is there any survivors of this cancer? What is she up against? Is adenocarcinoma slow growing cancer. Her tumors are…
In need of some feed back
Hello, I'm writing this in regards to my 43 year old wife, who has stage 3a non-small cell lung cancer.She had a 3cm mass on her lower right lobe and one of her lymp-nodes by her esophagus was cancerous. She's had radiation and chemo and then surgery was performed to remove the lower right lobe of her lung. At that time…
still smoking
i dont know how to express my concern for my mother in-law. she has made it through chemo and radiation for stage IV throat cancer. has had 2 bouts of pneumonia and went to 83 lbs. now she is about 90lbs. so this week she was diagnosed with lung cancer non operable and the only thing to do is chemo. this is the catch she…

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