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Recently diagnosed mother
Well this is my first post but here goes: My mother was diagnosed on December 21 with stage 4 NSCLC. It was might have gone unnoticed except that it had spread into her neck and formed an 8 x 4 x 4 cm mass that was causing lots of pain in her left arm. Anyway I am sure that her condition is fairly similar to others. I am…
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Help..We are loss!
Hi my name is Geri. My husband was just diagnos with lung cancer. He has had is upper half of his left lung removed. What we are most concer about is what they have found. How can this be.He has NON SMALL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA 3.8 CM. G3 POORLY DIFFERNTIATED. Staging pT2a(2), pN1 and BRONCHIOLOALVEOLAR CARCINOMA 0.7 cm…
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One year ago today....
My world was forever changed. My best friend, my rock, my confident, my soft place to land was diagnosed with metastic lung cancer. For 207 days we fought the beast. We Loved. We Laughed. We Cried. Mom I love you with all my heart and miss you every second of every day. Thank all of you on this board for the support,…
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getting out of network radiation covered
Hi - Not sure this is appropriate place but does anyone have experience getting Kaiser to pay for outside radiation? My mother-in-law is having a hard time getting treated and wants to go to City of Hope. Any help would be appreciated. Traci
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targeted radiation for stage IV NSC lung cancer
Hi all - trying to help my mother-in-law. She was diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcimona lung cancer in June 2010 with 2.7 cm nodule in one lung and 1.4 cm nodule in other lung and 6 of 9 lymph nodes positive. No cancer anywhere else. She did 6 rounds of cisplatin and avastin. Latest PET scan and CT scan shows rt…
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Need info quickly should I get radiation to my tumor on my lung?
I've been offered to get radiation to part of my lung where a tumor is growing and getting ready to block my air way on my left lung.Chemo is not working Should I or shouldn't I do it? I'm pretty healthy no issues. Please help. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you Lori