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Lung Cancer
Archives for October 2008
Discussion List
AVASTIN
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE OR KNOWS ANYONE THAT HAS TAKEN AVASTIN ALONG WITH THEIR CHEMO. WHAT WAS IT LIKE AND WERE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS. MY MOM IS SCHEDULED TO START HER CHEMO WITH TAXOL, CABAPLATIN AND AVASTIN ON NOVEMBER 3RD. THANK YOU!!
Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment
My mother has small cell lung cancer and it has now hit the nodes and is touching the liver. She has gone through radiation and chemo. It did shrink the areas, but they are increasing in size after only a few weeks since completing treatment. We just heard of a treatment that over oxygenates the body and that destroys the…
Tarceva
Yes Tarceva is a good medication that they use for Lung Cancer. Its very expensive so I hope whoever is taking the Tarceva has real good Insurance. If not please Ask your onocologist if you can get some help. I took this medication for about 1 month to see if it would shrink the tumors I had on my lungs which it didnt. My…
Does anyone have BAC
Does anyone out there have the bronchoavelor carcinoma. Which is a type of lung cancer. What kind of treatment have you been through??? I had this type of cancer in Feb 2007 to the right upper and lower lobe. I had surgery and they removed only the tumor which was about 25% of both lungs. I guess you can say that Im pretty…
appointment next week
my mom has an appointment next week with her lung doctor re: she has COPD and at her last visit 3 weeks ago her oxegyn level was low so Dr had her have a lung x-ray and called to say he sees an 8 cm (or mm?) lung nodule that wasn't there the last x-ray. Can anyone explain to me what this could be besides cancer? Thanks, Kit
Not curable but treatable
My Dad's stage IIIb lung cancer, according to the Oncologist, is not curable but treatable. The goal is to keep it from spreading. Does this mean he will be on chemo the rest of his life? Anyone out there in the same boat?
Vats
I never knew what Vats surgery was untill Soccer an Cabott said they had Vats surgery to remove parts of their lungs. I guess now they are able to remove a whole lung with that surgery. I looked it up it was kinda interesting Beats the heck outa The Jaws of life . I remember my surgen telling me after the surgery I did'nt…