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Lung Cancer

Archives for December 2005

Treatment for NSCLC Stage Ia
My mother has just been diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma stage Ia. Originally, her doctor said surgery was the treatment of choice. Now he wants her to do chemo and has, in fact, started her on her first cycle. Her tumor is contained in the lung and is only 1.5 cm. I believe it is in a place where it could be…
Mets to Bones
My Dad's lung cancer was confirmed in a meeting last week with the thorasic surgeon on a day I was away. I have very little info at this time other than that the tumor is on the left outer edges of the lung and *dangerously* close, as the Doctor said, to the rib. Results of a bone scan appear to indicate several spots, so…
Stage 3B NSCLC in partial remission
My husband (43 yrs. old) has been battling stage 3B lung cancer since March 05. First of all, I would like to give hope to those that are reading this by saying, as my husband's case has shown so far, don't listen to statistics because every case is individual. He received an immediate response to the treatment in…
Reply to response "is there any hope"?
Thank you for your well wishes. They mean a lot to me. crot1998 yes my husband did have chemo. July 05 to Sept. 05, carboplatin & gemcitabine but on last day of chemo humerus fractured and he did not have the last dose. Also had one dose of radiotherepy. HarryBosh I was inspired by your experience and have relayed this to…
Mom's Upper Lobectomy
Hi - My Mom had surgery on 12/15....and is now home recovering...her biopsy consisted of the doc's taking a piece of her rib 2 weeks prior to her surgery. She is experiencing a "pinching/burning" sensation where she was cut....is this part of the healing process?
Chemo decision...need help
I had a lobectomy in Sept and was just told that I need chemo as there is 30-40% the cancer will come back. It was stage 1, but grade B. Is there anyone out there who can give me some answers for chemo? I read Melissa Etheridge's interview and she makes it sound 'near death' experience. I don't know if I can go through…
Message for StarXed59
Hi there. I noticed back in June you replied to a message saying that you were on Iressa then (2) other drugs to shrink your tumor. I am wondering how things are going now? My father has had 4 rounds of chemo taxol/carbo and is taking an oral trial drug daily to shrink his tumor and then they will monitor it to maintain…
Anyone on maintenance therapy that still has a tumor but no growth???
Hi there. We visited the doctor today and were told that my father's nsclc-adenocarcinoma has shrunk to about 9cm (1/2 the size)he had a pleural effusion and this is now gone. This was after three rounds of carbo/taxol chemo and he is also on a clinical drug that he takes by mouth every day that is supposed to cut off the…
holistic treatments
does anyone have any info on holistic treatments that have worked for lung cancers?
Is there any hope ?
My husband 59 diagnosed NSCLC 21 April 05, removal of left upper lobe May 05, pathological fracture right humerus September 05 and now tumor in left knee for total knee replacement tomorrow 13 December 05.
Reaching out
Hi, The testamonies I have read from time to time are so amazing. My husband is at stage iv with mets to liver that has had progression in the past three months since his CT's. His mass at the beginning had extended to his trachea and enveloped around but after radiation and treatments it managed to pull away. His liver…
any stage iv survivors
MY HUSBAND WAS DIOGNOSED WITH NSCL ANDENCARCINOMA IN FEB '04. HE HAS HAD 33 RADIATION TREATMENTS AND 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEMO SINCE THEN. HE STARTED WITH TAXOL/CARBOPLATIN THEN GEMZAR/NAVELBINE AND WAS THEN PUT ON ALIMTA JAN 05,WHICH HE RESPONDED AND WAS STABLE WELL UNTIL NOW. HE HAS METASIS TO LIVER AND MASS ON LUNG…
Replying to a Response
I am not new to forums but for the life of me I can't see on this one how to reply to a post/response. I would like to thank you Plymouthean, for your message below, but can't figure out how???
Hello. I'M New Here
...and happy to have found this forum where questions seem to actually be answered rather then just asked. It's obviously not a happy day when you join a lung cancer forum. My father had a mass discovered in his left lung on the 23rd of November during a routine x-ray for a suspected cracked rib. He had a cat scan…
ALIMTA treatment ????
Just wondering if anyone else is receiving ALIMTA on a 21 day cycle? I am a 60 year one male EX SMOKER that was diagnosed in May 05, with NSC stage 4 lung cancer with a 6cm mass in the left lower and a 3cm mass in the liver. I had 10 radiation treatments to start with, then Chemo. The Chemo cycle was one session of…

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