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Acid Indigestion
I have problems with digestion which I think chemo has caused. I used pepcid , but it didnt work. I atarted a prescription drug-prilosec-last week, but this hasnt worked yet. Has anyone else had this problem? Thank you Cindy
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Pericardial Effusion
My father had 1 liter of fluid drained from around his heart and they said it mostly contained blood. They are telling him he cannot have any more chemo. Is anyone familiar with pericardial effusion? They are trying to figure out if it is the cancer that has caused it or if it is something else.
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Stage 1A NO MX
Hello everyone, I am an anal cancer survivor, and completed tx 6-30-09. On one of my follow up pet/ct scans a lung nodule of 7mms was found. On the 3 month follow up the nodule had grown to 11mms and the tumor board said it must come out. I had vats on 9-23-10 to remove the nodule and because it was biopsied in the OR and…
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To: STAYINGCALM
Hello Stayingcalm, I have some questions for you, as throughout my time on this board I've read many of your posts. I feel that you give informed answers or opinions and are willing to share your journey. You have stated that you received WBR and I wanted to know how soon after did you feel you had issues with memory, and…
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E-mail from the Lung Cancer Alliance
I just received an e-mail from the LCA and if I'm reading it correctly I find it very encouraging and wanted to share it with everyone. LUNG CANCER ALLIANCE HAILS NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE RECENT ENDORSEMENT OF THE LUNG CANCER MORTALITY REDUCTION ACT Joins Growing Ranks of National Organization and Institutions Calling for…
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An alternative to Tarceva?
Hello everyone I am new here. NSCLC IIIA diagnosed New Years Eve. I stumbled across this information and I thought that I should share this with you since I think it offers some hope. MILAN, Oct 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTH) today announced the presentation of favorable survival data…
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I need help
Hello everyone, first time here! My mum has been fighthing cancer for 5 years. She was operated on had the top lobe removed, refused chemo and just did radiation. A year later she found met to her glands in the neck, and underwent chemo and then was put on tarceva. Last year she was diagnosed with a new cancer on the…
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cargiver needs support
Hello, I'm new here and not sure what I'm doing but my dad has lung cancer and I feel like I am losing total control of my life. It would be wonderful to be able to talk to other caregivers. How do you make it through each day?? I would appreciate any advise. Thank you!
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Question
I am a breast cancer survivor of only 6 months and they have found a nonspecific 1 x 1.2 cm right hilar lymph node on a CT scan. Now, I have done alot of research online, and I know not to believe half of it. But I was wondering if anyone here had this type of situation? I checked in the breast cancer area and found no…
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Good results?
Just received CT results after husband's 2nd round of cisplatin/gemzar. The tumors have remained unchanged from the first round when there was 30% shrinkage of tumors in both lungs. NSCLC IIIA T2 N2 M0. I know it is good news as the tumors didn't grow or spread, just was hoping more had happened. The onc is scheduling a…
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Small Cell Treatment Options?
Hi, My father, a super healthy 70 year old, was just diagnosed with Small Cell Carcinoma of the prostate. From what I am learning this is rarely seen in the prostate, and behaves similarly to Small Cell in the lungs, so I am trying to figure out where folks are going for SCLC treatment? Are there any real experts? Any…
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metastatic melanoma
Hi everyone, my husband has been diagnosed with Melanoma in the lungs, we have no idea where it originally came from. He has had 2 lung surgeries to remove some nodules but they seem to have brain of their own and keep popping up. Now he has just started Chemo, a combo of IV Taxotere, 5 days of Temodar and 28 days of…
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Lung Cancer IIIB
My father was recently diagnosed with stage IIIB lung cancer. After 2 months of biopsy mishaps (punctured blood vessel and collapssed lung)and numerous visits with surgeons etc., he finally visited the oncologist who prescribed chemotherapy every 3 weeks of paraplatin and alimta. I'm looking for some suggestions and…
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Location
I am posting in response to the fella who asked where everyone is from, but I am not computer savy, so I am answering on the screen I could find. I live in British Columbia in Surrey about 20 minutes from vancouver
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are there any "juicers" out there?
We just bought a juicer and my boyfriend thinks it will be useful when he starts chemo. Obviously we could use ginger to help combat nausea, but just wondering if anyone out there juices, and has any good "recipes"?
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starting first chemo session; any advice?
My boyfriend is starting chemo next week; he will be getting carboplatin and VP16, 3 days with 21 days in between. Has anyone been on a similar regimen? I know it's different for everyone. The doc seems to think he will be able to work in between sessions. We are hoping that is the case, as he is out of accrued time. Just…
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Lung Cancer and Alimta
My husband has stage 3 lung cancer, he went through radiation and chemo last year and had a very rough time with it. It did though seem to work and he was on the up side when they found a little more activity in his adenodes and decided to try maintance chemo (alimta) My question for all you brave souls is have any of you…
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We've started Alimta + Avastin
a week ago dad had his first treatment of Alimta+Avastin. seems to have tolerated it pretty well except for extremely watery eyes and fatigue. he eats like a horse! problem is, he has always had a sweet tooth and eats them like crazy now. somewhere i read that cancer thrives on sugar...anyone know anything about that? he…
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Recently diagnosed
My 76 year old husband has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, metastasized to the brain, liver, adrenal glands and lymph nodes. He also has COPD and diabetes... He has had 5 radiation treatments to the brain and 1 IV chemotherapy so far. The chemo was harder on him than the radiation treatments. He goes for another…
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Dad's fight is over after only 10 months
Hi All My dad died early Tuesday morning. It was 1 month past his 70th birthday. In the end he was having so much trouble breathing and his heart couldn't take it anymore. Mom heard him fall on bathroom floor and had to perform CPR on speaker phone while waiting for paramedics. Mom just had a knee replacement 1 1/2 wks ago…
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how do you know if chemo and radiation is working
hi i just wondered how you know wheather chemo and radiation is working? my husband is going in next week for his second round of chemo [they tell us he will be having 4 rounds all together] they did tell us that about 6 weeks after his last radiation treatment they would do a cat scan but in the meanwhile is there any way…
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limited sclc survivors
i just wondered if there was any limited sclc survivors out there i have searched this site as well as many others and havent seen to many. my 37yr old husband was just diagnosed august 23rd and he is in the midst of radiation as well as chemotherapy [cisplatin and etoposide] right now it is such an incredibaly difficult…
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Stage 4 Lung Cancer
Would like to know if someone can answer something for me. My Dad is in stage 4 and they have stopped all treatment. He had thrush last couple of weeks and they said that's why he couldn't taste anything plus it was from one of the medicines he had been on. He still can't taste anything & he asked to see if this is normal,…
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How Long do Chemo Side Effects Last?
Hello All, I was diagnosed with limited sclc back in May. I went through 4 rounds of chemo ( cisplatin adn VP16 until they could get that anymore , then 2 rounds of Irinotecan). The cisplatin and vp 16 didin't make me very sick but the Irinotecan gave me diareha before It was done dripping in my arm and nausea quickly…
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Question: Remission - Ned
Can some one tell me what the difference is between remission and Ned? Thanks Dan
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heart transplant already done is okay but now stage 4 lung cancer
would like to chat with others who have successfully undergone heart transplant but seemingly suddenly developed stage 4 long cancer
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foods
I am stage 4 beyond Chemo etc etc are there any recommended foods which could help slow the cancer
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Stage 3b Lung Cancer
In June I was diagnosed with stage 3b lung cancer (after being misdiagnosed in May)and was admitted to ICU unable to breathe and coughing up lots of blood. At this time the lung did collapes and I really did think I was going to die right then! After 12 radiation treatments the lung did open enough to breathe and allowed…