Lung Cancer
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Carbo/Taxol/Avastin not working
Hello, I am new to this forum. I have Stage IIIB lung cancer. I have a tumor in my left lung which has spread to a small portion on my right illiac bone. I did 4 rounds of carbo/txol/avastin. I had a Pet scan afterwords which should that this regimen has not done anything. My oncologist now wants to change to Pemetrexed…
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Carbo/Txol/Avastin not working
Hello, I am new to this forum. I have Stage IIIB lung cancer. I have a tumor in my left lung which has spread to a small portion on my right illiac bone. I did 4 rounds of carbo/txol/avastin. I had a Pet scan afterwords which should that this regimen has not done anything. My oncologist now wants to change to Pemetrexed…
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Suggestions please
Any helpful suggestions for easing a cancer patients depression?
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1 cm nodule found in lingula
I am new to this board. Nine days ago a 1 cm nodule was found in left lung. CT scan taken for other reasons. Radiology report said wait for 3 months. I have an appointment with a pulmonologist tomorrow. Scared to death, can't sleep. Need help with questions I should be asking the doctor tomorrow. Thanks to anyone who can…
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Advice please
Hello. I am new here but have been looking for a forum where I could ask for advise to help my mother. She has stage 4 lung cancer it had spread to her brain but after 2 weeks of radiation her scan is clean. She was on Tarceva for a year and a half and it shrank the tumors but we have recentally found out it is not working…
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Help, Please. Information?
My mom has been diagnosed with LC and got confirmation today. Pet scan showed it has not spread to other parts. However, she has been having a hard time finding a Dr. to do CT biopsy due to the location of the mass they found in her upper left lobe. She is also a breast cancer survivor- 6 yrs ago. I have many questions.…
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Natural Treatments
HI just wanted to see what you all may think...I had stage 2 breats cancer 2 years ago and did a double masectomy and they found cancer in the lymph nodes and took them out...did double reconstruction...been feeling great then had a bout with bronchitis and had a chest Xray and they found a mass in the right lung. Went for…
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Need a little help
My mother in law was diganosed dec 5,2012 stage 4 lung cancer with mets. Started chemo week after and did radiation as yesterday at her doctors appointment, was taken off all treatments. cancer stronger than the chemo. doctor signed order for hospice. Today hospice came in got her admitted for home care for now, took…
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HIGH Grade Stage IIIB NSCLC Neuroendocrine Carcinoma in the Lungs
Hi everyone and I would like thank you all in advance for any input you guys have. I know we all hate to be on this site but yet again we would all like to be realistic and get as much info as we can. So, my brother (31 yrs ), smoker since 13yrs old had a open surgical biospy done on left side of his neck by collar bone…
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CSN update
I apologize to everyone for not having communicated sooner. You have been more than patient under the circumstances. At this point, all of the content that was missing following the upgrade has been restored with the exception of private messages. There has been an ongoing investigation for several weeks that has yielded…
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hello everyone
Hi everyone. I haven't been around in a while. Luckily I have been busy with grandson and weddings. But now it's time for that old scanxiety we all get. Recently had CAT Scan. Before my appointment with specialist my family DR called wants me to set up a PET. I read the report, nothing definitive. They are saying maybe…
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Does Scarring from Cyberknife grow
Dad is 2 years NED from cybernife in lower lobe of lung. It was Stage 1. He was not a cadidate for partial lobectomy due to other health issues. So he underwent three treatments of cyberknife followed by chemo. His last ct shows his "scarring" has increased in size by 1 cm in diameter. I'm wondering if anyone knows if the…
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Functional Profiling to Select Chemotherapy in Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
Functional profiling using EVA/PCD doubles response rate and improves survival in NSCLC patients Functional profiling using ex-vivo analysis of programmed cell death (EVA/PCD) doubles the response rate and improves time-to-progression and survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, according to a Phase II clinical…
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Anti-angiogenic activity and VEGF pathway inhibition of Tarceva
The AngioRx Assay has identified potential responders to Avastin, Nexavar, Sutent and other anti-angiogenic drugs and assessed previously unanticipated direct and potentiating anti-angiogenic effects of targeted therapy drugs such as Tarceva and Iressa. Tarceva is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. However, it also has an…
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Carboplatin and Gemzar Chemo for Stage IIB lung cancer
Looking for advice/experience with Carboplatin and Gemzar adjuvant chemo therapy afte lung surgery.
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Carboplatin and Gemzar Chemo for Stage IIB lung cancer
Looking for advice/experience with Carboplatin and Gemzar adjuvant chemo therapy afte lung surgery.
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4 mm nodule on the right lower lobe
I had no idea how many of us have this problem which I could not even think about it. I'm so sorry it's very hard for me to understand this but I guess it serves me right for smoking for 20 years and just stopped in the year 2002. So really its only been 10 years since I stopped and I just got the letter from my Doctor…
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after 1 month on Tarceva
My husband went for his follow up CT scan after one month on Tarceva. The doctor forgot that he didn't have a current scan to compare to so they used the most recent one they had which was from October. From October to January 9 all tumors grew - some doubling in size. During October and November there were no treatments…
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Anyone else have long term chronic pain from thoracotomy?
At 40 I was dx'd with NSC lung cancer, stage 1b. I had the full-blown surgery with my upper right lobe removed. That was in May of 2011. In March of 2012, another tumor was found behind my sternum. So I had another surgery. This one on the center of my chest. (They cut right down the middle, then both sides of my sternum.)…