Lung Cancer
Discussion List
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NED from stage 4 lung cancer with keytruda
Hello. Greetings everyone. Newbie here. I was diagnosed NSCLC in December 2017 when a lung mass was discovered on a PET scan which was done for a workup of a GYN malignancy. I had no symptoms. A mass of 1.5 by 2 cm in my R lung with hilar and mediatinal nodes, a supraclvicular node, and gastrohepatic nodes. It was…
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SUV decrease from original PET
My first PET showed an SUV of 52.5. The recent PET report (2 months after chemo and radiation treatments) shows SUV of 2.3. I assume this is a good thing but do not have an appointment with my oncologist for another week. Just wondered if anyone knows if a decrease means inflimation or if cancer is still there.
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Reacurrance of carnoid cancer
I had a right lung lobectomy to remove a Carconiod Tumor in August of 2018. I just found out last week that I still have the cancer somewhere. The Oncologist thinks maybe that part of the tumor was left behind in the lung. I go in to have a CT Scan in two weeks to see if we can find out where it is. Have any if you had a…
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Lungh cancer/breast cancer
My mother is a 55-year-old woman with a history of mandibular osteosarcoma treated since 93 by surgery (hemimandibulectomy) radiotherapy (55 gray) and methotrexate-based chemotherapy followed by a failed free fibula transplant attempt. Recently (at the end of 2018) she suffered from an excruciating dry cough, which was…
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Just had ct scan when should I tell family?
59 yr old former smoker quit 5 years ago. Had chest X-ray and EKG during routine physical. I was worried about EKG results since they have been abnormal in the past but instead I was referred to radiology for CT scan due to a shadow on my chest X-ray. I have no symptoms so thankful that if there is an issue it was caught…