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Lung Cancer

Archives for February 2011

dignose with a malignant tumor have not started chemo yet, in 2007 had a liver transplant, just wone
tumor in lower lobe
First scan after treatment started
Had a progress check today, which was a scan after my first two rounds of chemo. I was on Cisplatin and Gemcitabine and the results showed the "spots" that were present in my right lung are no longer detectable and the main tumor in my left lung has shrunken slightly, as have the tumors in my lymph nodes. When I started…
Missing - corbra1122 and Heartofsoul
corbra1122 and Heartofsoul have not posted for months now. Hope all is well with them. .... You have been missed..... Dan
Arcapta Neohaler (US name) / Onbrez Breezhaler from Novartis
For those of us with COPD - On sale in Europe already, the Neohaler paired with Spiriva appears to work better than Advair + Spiriva! U.S. FDA advisory meetings through March 31: PULMONARY-ALLERGY DRUGS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DATE: March 8, 0800/1300 LOCATION: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31, Silver…
Survivor Stage IV Small Cell Lung Cancer April 10 to Present
Hello everyone - Just want to send out some encouraging words - I'm 39 diagnosed with Inoperable, Incurable, Termainal Stage IV Small Cell Lung Cancer in April 2010. I've had brain surgery to remove tumor in April 10, Radiation to my whole brain in May 2010, 1 chemo treatment from June to Aug 2010 tumors resolved both in…
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Hi a lurker till now cuz I have a burning question. What are all of the abbreviations that are used here like ONC. Stage 4 lung victim. More on that later. - John
New here....Port or not
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with Sateg 1B adenocarcinoma. It is possible I am 2B because there may have been a satelite tumor in my lobe but there is no way to get confirmation of whether it was part of the original tumor or not. I had a RLL on 1/26. I now have to get 4 rounds of chemo...Cisplatin and Taxotere. I am not…
Need lots of help!
My husband has an non-curable lung cancer. He has had radiation and chemo over the last 2 years and after his last scan (this last Wednesday), we were told that although the cancer has not spread, it is growing. He will be given another kind of chemo starting March 10 - 2 treatments - after which they will do another scan…
40 story walk and the news...
My wife and I will be walking up 40 flights of stairs as part of an awareness campaign about exercise in the workplace. One of the local news stations caught wind that my wife was diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer. They interviewed us today. They will do a story tonight and tomorrow. Ill post the link to the interview…
Non smoker w/lung cancer
First I would like to say I am so glad that I found this site because I see that me and my mom are not the only one that is going through this ugly thing called cancer. Never in a million years we thought we would be going through this. My mom (non smoker) was diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma in 2009. She had the…
regenerate
Hi I had a third of my right lung removed in 1997 due to cancer and its almost 14 years now since I stopped smoking. I had chest xray in the last week and the consultant has told me that my lungs are now in great condition and its as though they look like i never had an operation!I am delighted with this news so my…
PET Scan Results
Hello everyone, I posted a few days ago that my dad was going in for a PET Scan. The Pet Scan Results showed two cancer spots near the adrenal glands, above the kidneys. The doctor said my dad's lungs are clear. As I told you guys, my dad is having severe pain in the outer part of his right thigh. Well, the PET Scan showed…
anyone with pleurex catheter in lung
my husband's lung keeps filling with fluid. he has ext sclc since august 2010. have been here before.he's nervous about the procedure. any comments appreciated.
Looking for Guidance~
A really good friend of mine who's 66 yrs was a big smoker from age of 15 yrs until probably last year. Over the past 7 years has had 5-way bypass surgery (still smoked), a few breathing stints where placed in hospital and last year put on mobile oxygen. Finally quit smoking as this last scare got to her. Presently living…
Photo Dynamic Therapy for Bronchial Tube Cancer L4
Hi everyone, I have a problem in that I have cancer in my bronchial tube and at L4. I also have a spot in my right lung, upper lobe. I had the cancer in the tube debrided as it was occluding my entire tube. Now I am scheduled to have Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT) to kill as much left over cancer cells as possible. The…
New Caregiver Here
My husband was just diagnoised Jan 25th with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. He had his first Chemo treatment on Tuesday. Does anyone have any ideas of anything he can do to deal with all the coughing? He isnt getting much sleep at all from this. Any info would be great. I cant get back to anyone quickly so be dont think I am…
Another spot on lung
Hello everyone- Hopefully you can give me some encouragement or you have had the same experience. My mother was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in Feb. 2010. She took chemo and radiation and responded really well to both. We had a PET scan and CT scan on her brain in Nov. and everything was great. She had finished…
I feel like a stranger...
It's been so long since I have responded to any posts that I feel like a newbie. I have not been in a happy place for several months so I felt it best to just stay away from these boards since I couldn't be of any help to anyone. Still not in a great place but I am slowly getting back to my old self. Life was going good…
going for needle biopsy
I had an enucleation in my right due to melenoma in dec of 2008. This did not spread anywhere else in the body. March of 2009 I had two skin melenomas that I had surgicaly removed with great sucess and tested lymphnodes and they were neg also.. Now in Sept of 2009 I had 5 spots show up on my lungs. I have mri of the adomen…
Preparation for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
I will be undergoing SBRT shortly to deal with what is almost certainly a carcinoma in my left lung. What is there resembles what I had in my right lung, which has been surgically removed. Proceeding with SBRT means not losing any more lung tissue. Does anyone have any experience with taking steps to prepare my body for…
Is 8mm nodule a size to worry about
I'm not sure exactly at what size do they begin to worry? Anyone have an idea? I go to pulmonary doctor Feb 23 for his opinion but I have been worried sick over this
People with similar situation please help us to figure out what to expect!
My mother was just diagnosed with lung cancer that has metastasized to her back. She had a surgery last week to remove part of the tumor below her shoulder before it reaches the spine. The surgeon told us that he couldn't remove all of the tumor from her back but he is not worried about the rest that can be eliminated by…
where has medi_2 been??
just wondering how medi_2 has been? i havent seen any post's in a while from her. anyone know how she is doing? she was one of the first people i connected with when i came on this site any info would be great thankyou tracy
my mother's story
hello, everyone i just want to start by saying God Bless all of you. here's my story: my mother was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in mid Sept. 2010. she went to the hospital complaining of severe back pain. she was then told by the Dr's that it was sciatica not to worry go home and it'll be fine in a few days (ho…
tested negative negative on mutation test, could some one explain?
My Mom tested neg. on mutation test so they said she's not a canidate for the drug Tarceva. Does this mean she's not a canidate for any trial drugs at all? Could you explain this better to me please...
Lung cancer which has spread to the esophagus?
My father is currently experiencing this and to say it's horrendous to watch/live through is an understatement. The tumor has closed his esophagus to the point where he's only been able to drink liquids for the last 11 days. Even then, he has to take tiny sips. He's currently on Alimta every 21 days. It's his second line…
PET Scan on Monday - Should we go or NOT go? Need advice
Hi everyone, As I posted here before, my dad has Small cell lung cancer. Two weeks ago, my father was in the hospital when they did an angiogram, and he also caught pneumonia. While he was there, they did CT Scans of his body and the scans didn't show any sign of cancer. Last week we visited the oncologist, and the…
New caregiver
Hello everyone. My husband has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. 11 years ago I had surgery, radiation and chemo for breast cancer so I know what he will possibly be going through when he starts treatment. We haven't been given a stage yet, that will be this coming Weds. My husband is 73 years old and started smoking…
"I Got Your Back"
I saw something like this on another heading and thought it was a Great Idea. Give a word of encouragement, send out prayers to the person that post ahead of you and behind you. Kind of like "Circling the Wagons", and daring Cancer to cross. The last person to post can start the circle new the following week and we will…
My question is....
Hi, my wife was dx'd w/ stage IV nsclc in Sept 09 and you all know the drill from there. Further tests revealed mets to the brain ( 7 lesions) so they addressed that first w/ WBR. After that 15 rounds of chemo and then just 2 weeks ago Sterotactic Radiation to two areas of the brain. She is line for a clinical trial…

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