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Phlegm in the lungs
My Dad has cancer metastasized to his bones which originally came from his lungs/pancreas. One doctor said that he has phlegm in the lungs. Is there some way for the phlegm to be excreted somehow?
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Anyone had Pemetrexed and Carboplaitin chemo? I hope I spelled them right
Just wondered how you did on them and your side effects. Thanks!
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what are r the chances?
What are the chances, that my lung nodule is just a benigh growth? Having vats on the 10th for a 8.7 single nodule. This was found on a ct scan back in Sept when I was doing a random scan on my heart . have had a pet/ct scan sense nothing showed up . so I could either wait or watch or simply get it out . I chose the latter…
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Loss
It is with great sorrow that I let you know, my husband, Scott, passed away this afternoon after a 29 month battle with NSCLC.
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I am back
Well, another cancer. I had posted two years ago when I had transitional cell carcinoma of the upper right ureter and kidney. Surgery to remove and five months of chemo. This June, with a routine follow up, my oncologist found a problematic lymph node on my upper right chest. Pet Scan, MRI and biopsies. Squeamous cell…
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Any one have a coil thing placed in a lung nodule ?
I am having a coil like thing put into a lung nodule just prior to a Vats operation to remove a single 8.7 lung nodule. purpose of this I was told so the Dr can see the nodule and remove it , of coure if it is found to be cancer then he will just remove the lobe . So a little back ground now , the Dr said at the start…
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2 primary cancer person has lung cancer question
Hi, I sure hope somebody could give me some information. I had my kidney out on Sept. 6, due to kidney cancer. The doctor found a 12 mm nodule in my right lung which was an Adenocarcinoma. I never smoked. My late husband was a heavy smoker. Anyhow, I went back into the hospital on Oct. 29 and had an open thoracotomy and…
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what does this mean?
At the right lung apex there is a solid 8 x 6 mm nodule prior studies showed a subtle groundglass density in this region measuring 5 mm in diamiter. there is scarring andnodularityat the periphery of the left lung. in the lower left lobe abutting a fissure there is a 0.5 x 0.4 cm nodule which has been unchanged. Due to the…
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Something has changed
Something has changed and I'm not sure what. I almost suspect the NSCLC has migrated to the brain. My husband has been having recent memory problems which are progressively getting worse. Out of the blue last week he started dropping things, then a couple days later he started jerky movements, his arms and/or legs seem to…
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Small Cell Lung Cancer and what to expect???
My mother was recently (3 weeks ago) diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. Her oncologist said that it only has 2 stages and that my mother is in stage 2 since the cancer has spread from her left lung to her liver, bones and lymph nodes. They did do an MRI and said that is has not reached her brain. Week before last was…
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Lung cancer that spread to brain-Metastatic- Very Devastated
Hello All My mother, who is 59, was recently a week ago diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer stage 3A, which means it's in her right lung only and spread to some of her lymph nodes. We were told because of the stage, surgery could be an option that would provide the best results. We were happy to hear that but then…
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Feeling lost and dont know what to do and whats to come!!!
I have been taking care of a elderly couple for the past 9 years. The elderly man (84) past Aug 2012. I was with him until the end. The elderly lady is 78 and find out a month after she has nsclc stage 2a ( Oct 2012). They wouldn't remove it. They did the weakest chemo and radiation they have. They wanted her to do it for…
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Thoracotomy - C hest tube agony
Hi, can I have some advice? I had to get a lump removed from my right lung c ause I had surgery (nephrectomy) for kidney cancer in September. First of all, the chest tube was agony. I am out of the hospital now. I also have primary lung cancer. The lump was very small, as I understand, I have to go back to get the right…
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Anyone have a dry cough?
I just started a few days ago to have a dry cough. I talked to my onco and she called in a prescription of tylenol 3 for me, which I haven't picked up yet, but will. Just wondering if it is just the weather, damp and cold here, or, something else going on. Thanks, Carlee
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Rib Bone Moving After Thoracotomy?
Hi all. I am here from the breast cancer boards. I had a thoractomy on the left side to remove a hypersensitivity pneumonitis mass that was the size of a plum in the lower left lung. I had a thoracotomy with a lung resection on 7/31/13/ Since I got home from the hospital, I have been feeling a "flapping" feeling when I…
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Two HSP90 Cancer Trials Fall Short of Goal
Robert A. Nagourney, M.D. Two related clinical trials were reported in the last several months describing the use of heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) inhibitors in lung cancer. Both trials fell short of their pre-specified endpoints casting a pall upon these drugs. However, the study of HSP90 inhibitors should not be…
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tobegolden
hi, i'm from the h&n forum but tobegolden also comes there. we haven't heard from him in months and i was wondering if he's been on here. i'm just wondering how he is doing. i'd appreciate any info u may have. thx n advance. dj