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Lung Cancer

Archives for May 2016

The waiting game stinks:/
Hi, so I'm playing the waiting game again. This time to find out is it Cancer of the lung or Lymphoma? I had a follow-up CT Scan (after a 5mo waiting for that) for 5mm non classified Single lung nodule in my left lower lobe with many enlarged lymph nodes in chest and neck... New scan shows no changes to size of lymph nodes…
Mom stage 4, now a high WBC
My mom was diagnosed 10 years ago with lung cancer. Lobectomy done in 2006, multiple times of chemo and radiaiton. Now she is at stage 4 and basically terminal and they are trying some chemo again after Opvideo did not help. After her first treatment with chemo (only doing a 1/2 dose as she is not strong enough for the…
Small cell lung Ca, nausea and vomiting
My husband was diagnosed with Small cell lung Ca.in Dec.2015. He finished chemo/radiation in early April. Here it is towards the end of May and he's still experiencing nausea and vomiting. Is this normal?
Secondhand Chemo Poisoning
I have a 9mth old baby girl. Her Grandma is a SEVERELY STUBBORN individual and currently been undergoing Chemo for her cancerous tumors-one in each lung. At the being she was told by her Dr to NOT VISIT with anyone or go out for 5 days while she excretes the chemo drugs...She has not listened one bit. Now her entire home…
0.9 and 3 mm lung nodule on lower left lung ...what does this mean on ct scan kinda confused...
0.9 mm I'll- defined density in the superior segment of the left lower lobe medicine residual infiltrates or parenchyma like scarring 3 mm I'll defined density in the posterior medial aspect of the superior segment of the lower lobe may represent residual parencnymal scarring as compared to 02/20/16 ..
We need a surgeon willing to do a lobectomy.
A recent CT scan found 35 ground glass opacity (GGO) nodules in all lobes of my wife’s lungs. Most of the nodules are tiny, around 3mm, but there was one in the right, lower lung that was 1.6 cm. They did a needle biopsy on that one and the result was: “Well differentiated adenocarcinoma, predominantly acinar and focally…
Appt. with doc but would like views from people who've been there
Hello, It's been a while since I have posted in the discussion boards. Hope everyone is doing well. I would like to provide some background information. I am almost 53 years old; and female. I have smoked since 15 years of age, with breaks quitting during my 3 pregnancies. I also quit for 10 years, then re-started smoking…
concerned daughter in law
my father in law is 64 and was diagnosed last May 2015 with stage 4 lung cancer. everything was going well up until Christmas time. he was responding to chemo but, then they found a couple of tumors in his Brain. they did immediate radiation and all looked good. fast forward to march 2016 and he had a body scan that…
Lung Nobule
I was given a high resolution CT chest scan and the finding was a lung Nobule greater than 8 mm. Is this something I should be worried about or just wait it out for a few month and retest ..?
lung nodules hard to biopsy
Hello- I have posted before....long story but my mom has 5 lung noduesl the largest being 1.6 cm. We have done one CT guided biopsy which came back benign. They want to do another one. Apparently she is not a candidate for the biopsy you go down the throat due to the location of the nodules. She has been through so much…
My wife’s pathology report is confusing.
My wife had a needle biopsy done for a 1.6 cm nodle in her left, lower lung. The report says “Well differentiated adenocarcinoma, predominantly acinar and focally lepidic.” Does anyone know what this means?
My grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer. Please help me.
My grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer. It came as a chock to everyone. She was only in her early 70’s when the verdict came. Can any of you that have or had lung cancer answer my questions, so that I can understand her situation better? * What symptoms did you have before you went to the hospital for the first…
Discouraged with residual chemo/radiation effects
After a very successful hip replacement last summer -- with a clean pre-op X-ray - I was ready to get back to riding my horses when I developed an annoying cough. After firing a few doctors a great nurse practitioner led me to my diagnosis of limited small cell lung cancer with a tumor wrapped around my right main stem…

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