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Lung Cancer

Archives for January 2016

Renal mets to the lungs
Hi, Is there anyone out there that had renal cancer with the removal of kidney and then about six months latter CAT scan found enlarged nodules and a right hilar prominence on the top right lung. Waiting for results of biopsy and hoping that it is not terminal lung cancer versus mets from renal cancer. Also had anal cancer…
Hilar on lung
Went for a chest scan and found bilateral pulmonarty nodules and right hilar prominence. I had renal cancer in july and they removed my left kidney. All of a sudden this came. Had biopsies done on thursday waiting for results. Has anyone had any mets from renal cancer in this area?
multiple lung nodules
hello, Hope I am posting this in the correct spot. I have NOT been diagnosed with cancer but am awaiting tests to see if I may have some form of cancer. I am 2 months into a 3 month wait for a followup CT scan and I find my fear increasing the closer it gets. First I know that if I had anything definite they would be…
Ct scan found 12mm noncalcified mass in left lower lobe non smoker. so alone
FINDINGS: Visualized lung bases: No acute infiltrates. 12 mm noncalcified nodule in the posterior basal segment left lower lobe indeterminate. Went in with gallbladder pain and came out with this and a spot on my kidny as well 1.6 cm hypodensity posterior cortex left kidney cannot be further characterized. My husband says…
MD Anderson Referral
My elderly aunt was recently diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma. She lives in Houston, Texas and has thus far been in the Methodist Hospital System. She just found today that there are tumors in both lungs and that it spread to her lymph nodes. She asked her doctor for a referral at MD Anderson but he said he doesn't know any…
New to discussion board
hello everyone, my name is Kim, im four months from last treatment for lung cancer. I had a non small cell tumor in my left lobe. I did chemo and radiation then a preventative round of brain radiation because they say lung cancer likes to crawl into the brain. As of two weeks ago my first scans were completely clean. I'm…
Scan showing enlarged lymph nodes....larger than scan two months prior??
I was expecting stage 2A adenocarcinoma 5/15 wedge Resection removed tumor and 7 lymph nodes 1 which was positive Completed 4 rounds chemo 9/15( given in case any cells floating around.) First scan good, except were watching a few nodes. I was having back and rib pain So had second scan done Jan 2016 instead of waiting…
Burning skin after surgery
does anyone have suggestions for dealing with burning skin feelings? I am looking for nonmedicine ideas
Recurrence or new cancer type.
In 2005 i had my right lung removed for nscl squarmous. I have been blessed with clean scans so far except for a spot they have watched on my pancreas for the last 8 years. No change in the spot for the last 8 years but this year it has grown 1cm. MRI shows a lesion on my pancreas that he say he doesnt think is the…
is the doctor's office moving too slow
Lung cancer stage 2. I'm from Orlando, my wife was diagnosed just before Thanksgiving. We had our first consultation with a Oncologist on Tuesday January 12. He said she would need to have chemo and radiation either way before the surgery to have margins for the surgery. We are doing two more tests. One to see if the lymph…
Lung cancer stage 1
I'm new here and non-smoker. On Dec 1 /2015 I had VATS lobectomy for what turn out to be T1b,N0,M0 adeno of the lung . My Doctor does not require any adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for me then I'll have follow up in 04/2016 but I'm worried a lot . Do I need second opinion ? Any one have lung cancer but no chemo or radiotherapy…
Shed some Light..
I'm currently helping care for my father who was diagnosed in Dec 2014 with Stage 3 NSCLC and it's been a struggle. He showed lots of improvement to a "no active cancer" report in July 2015, just to have it back worse than ever end of August 2015. He's already had two rounds of radiation to his chest due to the mass being…
Letting go of my pride
Hello everyone. This is my first post, so I hope you can bear with me. I've been battling lung cancer for the past several years now. The sad part of it is that I've had to do it all by myself, without any sort of support system. I'm blessed to have made it this far, but along the way, I had to develop this ridiculous…

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