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Heard the sweetest word this morning........
Mom is in REMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so awesome!!!! She was dx 3/1 with a 5cm tumor on lung (SCLC), w/20 mets to brain...then 3/31 mets to spine!! This is awesome news, and such a ray of HOPE!!!!! She is still in the hospital as she has been for a couple weeks due to weakness and high calcium. Calcium is no in check,…
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Anyone try LDN
Hi Everyone, My sister in law was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer that met to brain and bone. Has anyone on the board tried LDN for treatment. She had radiation treatments and met with oncologist that gave her a poor prognosis. About 4 months with treatment. Also anyone on the board that did not test for the mutation of…
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Worried about the probability of my 73 yr old grandma handling chemo
My grandma is 120lb frail looking woman, fairly energetic, with a pretty positive attitude towards her very recent diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer that has spread to a portion of her liver. Scan yesterday said her brain was completely clear of any cancer. She is scheduled for chemo on July 1st. I am so afraid that its…
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Repeated Fluid Build up
Does anyone have experience with the build up of fluid surrounding the lung that was effected by cancer and then radiation? I concluded treatement in mid-December 2009. In mid-March of this year I was in the hospital with pneumonia and they tapped the lung. Since then, I've had 3 more drainings. The doctors say the company…
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Deb_needhope have ?/new and dont know how to address users
Deb_needhope, I was reading your post about your Mom and the Drs saying they thought it might be SC instead of NSC. How did they figure it out. My Dad had a bronchoscopy and the Dr that perfromed came out right after and told us it was SC and he didnt need to wait for the biopsy report. 2 wks later the onocologists say the…
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Need help w/ My dad diagnosed w/ squamus cell...
Barely two weeks ago my dad was having issues swallowing....first diagnosis was acid reflux...RX for Nexium went home...No better a few days later...could not swallow at all...went back and they sent him to the hospital to have an endoscopy..they tried to open the asophygus (?)some, apparently took a biopsy, next day had…
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Cobra1122
I just want to say that I am so in awe of you, no need for explanation. God bless you and yours.............
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BRONCHOAVELOR CARCINOMA
I WAS DX WITH THIS LUNG DISEASE IN SEPT 2009...I AM STILL CONFUSED ABOUT IT... I AM A NON SMOKER, WAS VERY ACTIVE, SPEED SKATER, BICYCLIST, COACHED BASEBALL ETC...DOES ANY ONE OF ANY INFO OR EXPERIENCING THIS DX OF THE LUNGS ...KEN
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no appitite, always feel full, nothing tastes good
I had a lobectomy last year for NSCL then this year have brain mets done with WBR a month ago,started tracevea 2 weeks ago, should I be concerned of more mets with the symptoms, nothing tastes good I"m never hungry I feel full after a few bites and feel nauseous it feels like the food gets stuck right between my ribs…
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PLEASE READ THIS!!!
Has anybody heard about this treatment? The Issels Treatment is a very comprehensive program that places equal importance on the elimination of the tumors and the underlying causes for the suppression of the body's immune, regulatory and repair mechanisms. This has been the principle of the Issels Treatment for decades and…
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First they say SC extensive, now they say NSC - any similar situations?
When my Dad had his biopsy the pulmonary Dr came out and told us he was sure that it was small cell and it didn't look good. Now we go to the onocologists and they say pathology report says squamus cell not small cell. They are rushing into treatment and we have a 2nd opinion appt on 7/20. If they start the treatment…
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nodules in lungs
Hi, this my first time talking about this so I'm not sure what to say. I have just had a 2nd CT scan that showed I have several (3 & 4) nodules in both my lungs, about 3mm each. I had a CT scan done about 6 months ago and it showed one. I was putting off seening the Pulmonology doctor for fear of the true diagnosis of…
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Sister has lung cancer
My sister Darlene has lung non cell cancer that has spread to lympth glands in her chest and also her liver. Please pray
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Cancer cells killed by chemotherapy may cause cancer to spread...
Chemotherapy is known to come with a long list of side effects -- from debilitating nausea and hair loss to extreme fatigue -- and in many cases, it does not cure or even stop cancer from progressing. But what if chemotherapy does something no one has realized before during all the decades it has been in use? What if chemo…
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9mm Nodule Found.. Dr. Wants to wait 4-6 months???
I'm 28, male, will be 29 on July 5th. I just got my results this morning from blood work and CT scan. Ct Scan shows a 9mm nodule in my right lung. Dr. says he wants me to wait 4-6 months to see if it grows any before attempting a biopsy, he stated the biopsy is too risky. My Mono# was 0.7 and Mono% was 9.8. My lymp% was…
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cxray question Help!
anyone get a tumor measured on cxray that turned out to be smaller when they staged it?
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NEED SOME HELPFUL OPINIONS
Hi Everyone, 7 months ago I was diagnosed with 111B small cell lung cancer, through 7 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy my tumor shrunk over 50% which then enabled me to have surgery. Unfortunately due to the tumor location, this became no longer an option. I then continued with more chemotherapy for 3 weeks followed by…
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Husban's Stage 3b Lung cancer
Hi i'm trying to find information,my husband has stage 3b lung cancer chemo and radition are the only thing the dr's can do for him surgery is not an option for him due to the condition of his lung and the cancer has spread,at the monent he's fighting two mayor infection i've try asking what happens when someone in this…
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gamma knife how long is procedure
I am considering gamma knife, I read that they put pins into your skull and put a helmet on you, and it could take up to 8 hrs and an overnight stay at the hospital, anyone had this and what was your experience ?
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Help!!!!My husband has Cancer at 27
I can't believe it. It feels like a bad dream. I wake up each morning hoping I imagined the whole thing. Some days I am sad and others I am just angry. We have a 9 month old son Aiden, we were just planning to sell our home and now we are discussing chemo and lobectomy's. I want him to be fine I need him to be fine. He had…
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Stage IV Adenocarcinoma in my mom
My mom, who's 68, was diagnosed on June 11, 2010 with stage IV adenocarcinoma lung cancer, that has spread to her brain and parts of her bones. Doctors stated one tumor in brain is inoperable due to wrapped around main vein, but other one they can de-bulk, then do radiation and chemo. Doctors also stated both were very…
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Completed my first Chemo Treatment Yesterday
I spent 6 hours in chemo yesterday. I waited one month to the day to heal from my VATS which resulted in the removal of my lower left lobe, a 7cm tumor, and 11 nodes (3 positive). I dreaded the day of chemo...but to my surprise, it was not bad! I was given Cisplatin and Vinorelbine. I was loaded up with anti-nausea drugs…
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My sister was just diagnosed
my sister was just diagnosed last night, i am just 3 weeks cancer free from ovarian Please pray for her her name is Darlene
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Paraparesis??? Anyone have issues with this?
This is what they are calling moms weakness in her legs. There is no treatment for this..think of paraplegic, but not quite... I believe they will most likely do a spinal tap to see if there is infection or cancer in her spinal fluid....please god no. Would love info from anyone who has dealt with this. Thanks so much,…
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Anyone ever had an ablation?
My husband is scheduled to have an ablation on July 8 and I'm sort of wondering if any one has had it, what it was like. He's already had 3 surgeries, 6 chemo sessions and we're waiting on this. It was this or radiation and the "Tumor Board" at Sloan had 15 doctors agree that was the best way to go (15 doctors agreeing is…
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help or advice
My fifty-year old brother was diagnosed with stage three-B lung cancer approximately three weeks ago. He started his chemotherapy treatment last Thursday (once a week) along with daily radiation therapy. His health problems include a major heart-attack ten years ago, and he also has AIDS. He became so ill from the…
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sclc extensive - dilema - has anyone been there?
Confused on what to do about 2nd opinion. Just went today with my Dad to his Pulmonary Dr. Just as he thought it is sclc that has spread throughout the lymph nodes in his chest. Tumor is 5cm (2wks ago) and partially blocking main airway. He has not energy, hard time breathing and constant cough. Sloan Kettering in NYC appt…
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chemo
I had my left lung removed in July 2007, it had not spread at that time. I made it almost 3 yrs & then a small tumor showed up on my brain. Had the gamma knife procedure done on June 1st. Will be starting 4 chemo treatments in about a month, just in case there is more microscopic cancer cells anywhere in my body. I will be…
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Questions before dr. visit
My dad goes back on Monday for a follow up visit and that's when they'll decide if what's showing up on the xray and ct scan is more than just pneumonia and decide if they want to do a biopsy. I have a few questions since I'm not sure what to expect. If it turns out they want to do a biopsy will they send him home and…
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Epithelioid Mesothelioma
My dad was just diagnosed with Epithelioid Mesothelioma. They want to operate and take out his left lung, the lining of the lung and part of the diaphram. Is there anyone out there that has been through this??