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Lung Cancer

Archives for November 2005

good news and bad news
My dad is about to go through his second round of chemo, they already see that the cancer has started to shrink, thats the good news, the bad news is my dad has a condition called copd and a history of heart problems, his doctors are saying he is very sick he has three major things wrong with him. So on top of the chemo he…
Cough & Throat Irritation continued after a successful chemo treatment
Dear All My mother has just recovered from lung cancer after gone through a six cycle "taxotere - 160mg" treatment. Now there are two things happend to her one is; That she could'nt sleep straight & on right shoulder. Other is that she is suffering with chronic coughing and throat irritation. Thou her consulting oncologist…
Any nsclc stage 4 or stage 3b survivors
Just wondering if there are any stage 4 or stage 3b with pleural effusion survivors out there and what your treatment was. My father has nsclc stage 3b with pleural effusion
Lung Cancer and Smoking Cessation
"Since a substantial number of patients presenting with lung cancer either smoked in the recent past or continue to do so, it is important to make sure that the patient stops smoking as soon as possible to improve their treatment outcome," says Dr. Carolyn M. Dresler, Head, Tobacco and Cancer Group of the International…
Post chemo confusion and fatigue
Hi there. My father has non small cell lung cancer and has just finished his second round of chemo Carbo/Taxol and will be starting cycle three next week. I am just really worried because when his blood cell counts go down, he barely gets out of bed, has to be fed and gets some confusion. This seems to resolve itself but I…
Cancelled PET scan
I'm just wondering if someone can shed some much needed light for me. Approx. 3 weeks ago my mom had an abnormal chest X-ray. Last week she saw a Pulmonologist who scheduled a bronchoscopy for Dec. 1st. She was also told that she would be called regarding a date for a PET scan. After not hearing anything she called the…
Questions
My father was diagnosed with NSCLC Adenocarcinoma. We don't know what stage but it seems to be in his adrenal gland and the biopsy was taken from the fluid they drained from around his lungs.(he had a hard time breathing.) They found the cancer on Oct 31 during a Heart Attack he was having. Went back to the ER 1 week later…
Newly diagnosed
The Father of a close friend has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The Surgeon recommends the removal of one lung. Is there a survivor out there that has had this procedure? If so, what restrictions are there following the surgery.
Gemzar
My Dad is starting chemo in a couple of weeks. He will be getting carboplatin and gemzar. I know from reading on the internet that you either get carboplatin or cisplatin (platinum drugs). This seems to be the standard, but the other drug that you take can be one of many kinds. His doctor prescribed Gemzar. Does anyone…
lobectomy/irregular heart now
Hi. I had a lobectomy on 9/6. The surgery pushed my heart into an irregular heartbeat and they are trying to fix that problem. There was talk about chemotherapy, howver, how soon after this surgery will they provide that, and can they do that with such a weak heart? Nervous and sleepless in RI.
Confused
Im so confused...My dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer, two spots on his lung and two on his liver. His brain and bone tests came back fine. I try to educate myself, and he wont tell me and my family much. I dont even know what type or what stage. Im scared for him, and I hate to sound selfish but Im scared for me…
Tia Chi & Lung cancer
Just wondering if anyone out there is into Tia Chi? Chemo is kicking my butt. But I need some kind of activity so I don't turn into a couch potatoe
Donate to cancer by searching google!
Hey everyone i just came across a fantastic search engine. Its exactly like google, i think it even uses google, but it donates 80% of its profits to cancer research! It works because everytime you click an ad in the search results the site gets money which then gets donated! We really need to spread the word and help…
Lung to Brain Cancer
My sister who is 56 was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 05, with some also in the liver and lymph nodes. She went thru rounds of chemo and they did a PET Scan yesterday and said it was gone except for a small spot on the liver. She has been nauseated for a week, so they hospitalized her to run tests on her stomach…
chemo and radiation
My mom will finish chemo treatment, and will take onradiation, can people who have both treatment explain to me the difference between them? will patient fell better with radiation than chemo? Thanks

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