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Lung Cancer

Archives for June 2005

Request for any help or information about NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
hi,my friend is back in india whose husband is suffering from NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER, please inform me would like to know what treatment was used or any diagnoised treatment which has helped.
Precautionary Chemo after Successful Surgery
I was diagnosed with NSCLC on 5/9/05 during a routine physical and had a lower lobectomy on R lung on 6/6/05. Tumor was small (2.8cm) and isolated; they found no mets. I have an appt. with an oncologist on 7/11/05 to seek his recommendation regarding follow-up, precautionary treatment. Does anyone have any experience with…
Iressa Does Help Those
Iressa has been shown to benefit those that are benefitting from it. It may be a hastely-made move to pre-maturely withdraw the drug. If the drug IS working for some people, then obviously there are others out there who would also benefit. This is, yet again, a great argument for Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Resistance…
Choosing a doctor
several tumors have been found in my mother's lung, and we are in the process of choosing a doctor. she lives in north carolina and will most-likely be required to travel for treatment regardless of which cancer center she chooses. has anyone out there had a particularly good (or bad) experience with a north carolina…
Financial help
My husband and I are hard working people who have never asked for anything. Two years ago we got a health insurance policy that the agent said was for catostrophic health situations. We signed up and even got a discount because my husband family NEVER had cancer and he was a nonsmoker. As of two weeks ago my husband of 55…
Dad diagnosed
My dad recently found out he has a spot on his lung about an inch wide and a spot on his brain about 6mm. I was wondering what the best alternative treatments are and what kind of success people have had with them. I lost my mom 2 years ago to ovarian cancer, as well as many other relatives to this awful disease. I am…
Scared
Hi, I smoke like 10 sticks a day. I tried to quit but it just keeps on coming back. Just 3 days ago, it hurt when I touch the center of my chest and when I inhaled deep also sometimes when I cough. I'm really scared of going to the doctor. I feel like just letting it go rather than going through what the cancer patient is…
new diagnosis
I was told a week ago that I had a large mass in my left lung. Since then I have had a bronchoscopy and bone scan. Today I see the pulmonary specialist and I know its bad news, (asked that I bring a family member with me). I'm scared of the medical but also all I need to learn - insurance, care. My family is all on east…

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