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Lung Cancer

Archives for January 2015

Stopping chemotherapy
I have had 6 rounds total of chemo drug gemcitabine and carboplatin along with nausea med IV drip of emend, aloxie, fortran, and decadron. I have been told that my major mass (I am stage IV lung cancer) has shrunk but I have been very sick and have stopped my chemotherapy treatments. I asked to have my drugs decreased but…
Stage 4 lung cancer, Pnemonia
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Looking for some answers
Hello I am a 61 yr female. In 11/2011 i was dx with follicular lymphoma, went thru chemo ,hit remission in 2/13.Still in remission. Dec 3/2014 was dx with NSCLC stage 4, with adenocarcinoma,and malignant pleural effusion. My dr. said i was A-symptomatic patient.Found out yesterday that the 2 fluid analyis were negative.…
muchoepidermoid of the lung
I am new at this and not sure if I am duplicating this or not. If so, I apologize. My husband was diagnosed with muchoepidermoid of the lung back in 2011. We are told that having this type of cancer in a non-mucous area is extremely rare. Two years later he had surgery to remove something off of his thumb and it too was…
Your Opinion Please
Hi all: I'm from the colorectal board and have posted this there as well. I'm hoping that you can give me some insight to my brothers situation. This is a copy from the other board. My brother just found on around Thanksgiving that he has lung cancer which has spread to liver/nodes. He went hunting two days after he found…
Lung cancer
Can someone help me? I was told today I have lung cancer. I had a ct scan two weeks ago and I needle biopsy one week ago. I have a 3.7 cm mass in my right lower lobe and a 2.5 cm lymph node close by. My local pathologist could not identify what type of cancer it is so the specimen was sent to a large city university and…
Desperately seeking Help
Hi everyone, my name is Sam. My lady was recently told that she had Stage 4 lung cancer on 1/9/15. On 1/6/15, she had a PET scan done, and before the holidays, doctors noticed 2 small masses near her lungs and stomach area. When she was told she had cancer, not knowing which kind, well naturally she broke down and cried as…
just want to say "Hi" I'm new here.
I was diagnosed in May 2014 with a non small cell, adeno-squamous pancoast tumor (stage III) as it was invading my first rib and some of the veins and nerves on my right side, not surgically removable, although they did try after Chemo and radiation shrunk it down a bit. The surgery didn’t work though. It did give me a…
Treatment for Cancer
Hello: I am 80 yrs old male and have lung cancer.Had it since 2011--it just came back in 2012 and they said no more rads on lung--so chemo again--and this failed to shrink it so they sent me home to die. Went on the budwig diet.This diet is Cottage Cheese-mixed with Flax Seed Oil( Has to be in cooler @ store)or do not buy…
New here, learned on New Year's Eve that I have lung cancer
Hello, My name is Jean-Luc and my wife and I learned on New Year's Eve that I have lung cancer. More of my story so far in the Expressions Gallery, there: http://csn.cancer.org/node/291269 Thank you for your attention and support! Jean-Luc :)
How to help wife cope with loss of mother from Lung Cancer
Good day all, My wife lost her mother the day after X-mas to cancer. Since then she has started to become so numb and distant. I have been trying what I can to help her cope with it, she still thinks her mom is alive. I am trying to help her get to the acceptance that her mother has passed on to heaven and she needs to…

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