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Lung Cancer

Lung cancer remission with issues
Almost a year ago in Sept. I was diagnosed with nsclc IIIb. I had very agressive chemo and radiation. The radiation was 37 treatments and I can't ever have any more radiation. But I can have more chemo if I need it. Here's my problem, I have horrific rib, sternum, and left sided chest pain that goes clear thru my body. All…
Pause in Chemo Treatment?
My sister was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. She underwent Chemo and had some great results... about a 30 percent reduction in the tumor they were measuring. That was after the first two treatments. She did 4 more treatments, but the tumor did not appear to shrink any more (but it didn't grow either!). Now her doctor…
EGFR Mutation
I'm a little familiar with Tarceva as a second line cancer treatment. I've been told by my mother's oncologist that Tarcevea works well for Asian women who have never smoked. Actually, it wasn't he who mentioned it. It was the thoracic surgeon who alluded to a treatment promising for that demographic. That statement alone…
Sloan Kettering
The new address for the Sloan Kettering, About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products is; http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
Metastasis to spine
Does anyone here have experience with lung cancer metastasis to the spine? My Mom is no longer considered a stable patient-- her malignant pleural effusion has returned (as of late May), and we found out this week that her most recent PET scan revealed metastasis to her spine. I'm a wreck. I'm not even sure I'll want to…
help i'm new to all of this
i my mother-in-law has just been told she can lung cancer i dont know what to say or what to do where do i start on this journey when all i want to do is sit and cry there is so much i want to say and do for her im so lost is this feeling normal???
SCLC and LEMS
I have just been dxed with SCLC. I am almost done with 3 weeks of twice a day radiation and two times of 3 week cemo. The reason they found the lung cancer was that I had muscle weakness in my legs. Two doctors could not find anything wrong so I went to a nuerologist. He Thought I had Myasthenia gravis. He Ordered a cat…
Small cell lung cancer
I am in remission and am going to have Prophylatic Cranial Irradiation (brain radiation). If anyone has had this please let me know the side affects.
New to the entire thing; some thoughts
Greetings to all. I have taken time over the past few days to read the various threads, the words of optimism, to witness the support and view the exchange of experiences. Warmed my heart. I am a 46-year old newlywed and mother of a 10-year old angel daughter. I was diagnosed with IIIB NSCLC on 6/14. Since then, as you can…
Gemzar
Hi guys! My dad was just given his course of treatment. Carbo and Gemzar once a week. I understand the Carbo, but has anyone had any experience with Gemzar?
Stage IV with brain metastases
My mom was diagnosed this past week with Stage IV NSCLC that has spread to her brain. My family is devastated - it happened so fast. She has about 5 small lesions but only one located in the cerebellum is causing symptoms of dizziness, nausea, and vertigo. She had 1 whole brain radiation treatment so far this week which…
Gemzar for Lung Cancer
Hi, My mother has lung cancer (BAC). She was on Irresa, then Tarceva. She went thr 1st cycle chemo with Alimta 3 weeks ago but her 24-hour urine clarance test did not pass so the Dr said to stop using Alimta and consider to switch to Gemzar. She had surgery in Nov 2003. She is doing well except some fatique. Does anyone…
Ommaya Reservoir
Does anyone have any experience with or knowledge of something called an "ommaya reservoir" which apparently is a device attached to the brain for the delivery of chemo? My father has stage IV lung cancer and while his tumors have shrinked with chemo/radiation, we just learned that they have spread to his brain. A…
Where did my life go?
Hi. It has been almost a year since my surgery, and 4 mos since my last chemo. I don't know if this is the forum I should be on, but my husband walked out on me a month ago. Literally, without an explanation or clue why and I have not heard from him since. The day before he told me that he was used to me being happy and…
Carboplatin - Side Effects
My Dad, Stage IV Lung Cancer, had his first treatment Tuesday. He is experiencing nausea. According to the side effects, this should have passed by now. Is this normal?
Am I in denial?
My brother was diagnosed with stage 4 (small cell) lung cancer, which has metastasized to the brain, liver, and the adrenal gland. He has completed radiation to the brain and chemotherapy, which has eliminated the brain lesions and significantly shrunk the mass on his lung and stabalized other lesions on the liver and…
ESSIAC TREATMENT
Hello. I hope all is well with everyone. My mother is battling advanced stage vaginal cancer. It has spread to her lungs and liver. Her days are numbered now. I was wondering if anyone has used the Essiac Tea treatment for cancer. If so, how was your experience? Please respond as soon as possible, as I would like to learn…
Need Advice-New Drug
Hi everyone, I am usually in the colorectal forum and have never posted here before. However, I have a friend who has colon cancer that metastized to her liver and lungs. She was given all the necessary chemo to shrink the tumors in the lung only to find out that it did not work and two new tumors grew. She went to Sloan…
Stage IV Lung & Tarceva
Hi There... I am new here. My father was just diagnosed with stage IV Non Small Cell lung cancer. He has 3 or 4 tumors on his liver one of them being fairly large in size...to the point that he can feel pressure from it but no pain. He also has a smaller tumor on his left lung. He is currently underoing treatment at Sloan…
Here I Go Again
In February 1998 I had my left lung removed due to nsclc. It was in the lower lobe and to the doctors surprise was also on the arterial part of the lung. I went through 33 sessions of radiation and had a scan every 6 months for awhile, then once a year, and this year the doctor decided to just do an x-ray. Well they said…
metastatic paraganglioma
Need information to help my husband. Diagnosed a year and a half ago afer the cancer had already spread to his lungs. Nodules removed surgically. Now more nodules have been found in his lungs. . This type of cancer does not respond to traditional therapies. Can anyone send me information about treatment or research that…
3B NSCLC
Hello everybody, First of all I would like to share the same story as I experienced with my Fathers case. I read some articles and found some cases look like ours. Anyway , what I found here is that you must beleive in God , and he will take care of all your worries and he will help you to overcome this situation. I will…
giving up hope
Hi all, Its been awhile since i posted anything. I was diagnosed in april of 05 with stage 3 nsclc. i went thru chemo, rads, and surgery. A few months ago was told it had spread to the brain and i had a gamma knife treatment. Get results on july 10. Was also told that it had spread to both lungs awhile later. Started…
Chemo/No Chemo ??? Any Comments/Suggestions Welcomed
Hello, I posted several months ago about my mother's tumor in her upper right lung. The surgeon was happy that he removed the tumor (approximately 2.5cm, adenocarcinoma) and that all the surrounding lymph nodes were clear. His only concern was that it was quite close to the lining of the lung..which was a bit puckered.…
Chamberlain Procedure
My Dad had this performed yesterday. It was suppossed to be an outpatient procedure. We were told by the surgeon he was stage IV - uncurable Lung Cancer. (Very hard to see the diagnosis on paper) He developed a blood clot in his lung and has to stay in the hospital for 3 more days. The doctor says he has to take coumidin…
could use some thoughts on this
ok.. i feel that i could use some advice or input on my care. Not sure what my next step should be. In July of 05 i was given a diagnosis of non-small cell adenocarcinoma following a thoracentsis. Prior to the thoracentsis, i had a ct csan and the dr said i prolly had pneomonia but no cancer. She scheduled me for a…
Confused- questions
I guess I am still in shock. My mother (73) was diagnosed with lung cancer 5/17/06. On 5/23/06 she started radiation. I think the whole family is in shock and we are piecing together bits of information. We found out there was cancer was also in the liver and in her back. She is losing weight rapidly. She has no appetite.…
Discussion groups and support
This is a great place to go for support and understanding about the beast known as lung cancer. I'm wondering if any of you have found other discussion sites which are helpful for small cell lung cancer.
help us !
hi, dady has diognesed with stage IV adenocarsinom with multiple bone metastz. we are living in turkey , istanbul and every phsycian we have talked told us there is nothing to do to cure the disease ,they told us everythin they do ( taking raditherapy right now ) is to comfort him . but according to some sources , survival…
Question about inconclusive test results
I am my husbands caregiver who has CRC so I usually go straight to the CRC discussions, wel I have a question for Lung Cancer Patients, my mother in law is going through many tests, she has had 2-regular x-rays, 1-CT Scan, Bronchoscopy (sp) and a needle biopsy, she is also scheduled for a PET Scan next week. WEll all tests…

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