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Lung Cancer

nurses
I am new to this site. My dad recently passed away cancer. Thinking about the wonderful care he received from the oncology nurses gives my family and me great comfort. The nurses were the ones we would go to with questions about my dad's treatment. I wonder why no one mentions these wonderful caring people who do so much…
Stage 1 B Lung Caner
My husband had his lower lobe on the right lung removed. The doctor said the reports came back that it was stage 1 B cancer. The doctor said it was up to my husband wheter or not he wanted to take chemotherapy treatments. How do we make an intellignet choice?
radiation
Hi, My mom is treated first with chemo, then radiation , after chemo, she seems OK, without serious side effect, but when doing radiation, she coughs more, doctor said its normal, and is one of the side effects, is that true?
Tarceva side effects
Has anyone on Tarceva had any sort of facial outbreaks from it. We are trying to figure out what is causing this problem. It is now spreading to his neck and chest.
Chemo decision...need help
I had a lobectomy in Sept and was just told that I need chemo as there is 30-40% the cancer will come back. It was stage 1, but grade B. Is there anyone out there who can give me some answers for chemo? I read Melissa Etheridge's interview and she makes it sound 'near death' experience. I don't know if I can go through…
Treatment for NSCLC Stage Ia
My mother has just been diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma stage Ia. Originally, her doctor said surgery was the treatment of choice. Now he wants her to do chemo and has, in fact, started her on her first cycle. Her tumor is contained in the lung and is only 1.5 cm. I believe it is in a place where it could be…
Message for AJL
I just read your story under the reply to "petrified". I am just wondering if your tumor has been 4x2 since 2001 or 2002 and what your follow up is? Do you visit the oncologist every month? My father has nsclc and has finished his chemo with great results and he is on a clinical trial to keep the tumor either at the same…
ABC's Boston Legal ??
Boston Legal Just wondering if any of you seen the episode of Boston Legal that aired on ABC on Jan 10th, and what your reaction was? The episode stared Michael J Fox as stage IV RICH patent that bought his was into a clinical trail and was being sued by another terminal stage patent. I would like to hear your reactions as…
Mets to Bones
My Dad's lung cancer was confirmed in a meeting last week with the thorasic surgeon on a day I was away. I have very little info at this time other than that the tumor is on the left outer edges of the lung and *dangerously* close, as the Doctor said, to the rib. Results of a bone scan appear to indicate several spots, so…
Nscls 3B with mutation
I have cll that is remission and now I have NSCLC stage 3B. Have meeting with doc in three weeks. Want to know if anyone knows about a extra chemo drug that only works if the tumor has some sort of mutation. Doc said no sug or rad., outlook is 10 months. However if cancer has a mutation then he can use an additional drug…
Ext. SCLC
Hi, this is my 1st time here. My husband, 37, was dx with ext. small cell lung cancer in 11/04, 2 weeks after our son was born. He is not a smoker. He has been through 4 types of chemo with no luck. We just returned from a trip to MD Anderson in Texas where we were told they had nothing to offer him. He is about to start…
will you please help me.. ^ ^
i am doing a project for my health and safety class.... the project is that everyone was taken outside of class..and told they had a type of cance mine is lung cancer.. we have had to do so many things.. to make this "pretend" become a reality..but for me..it was more of a journey... i have found out not only about this…
My Dad is Depressed.
Hello, I am new here and need some help!! My father had Lung Cancer. He had surgery in Sept.of 05. Ever since he has been getting infections and is still having problems breathing. He does not go out of the house and everytime I go to visit my mom and dad start fighting. They fight about nothing? I dont know what I can do…
Lung Cancer and Smoking Cessation
"Since a substantial number of patients presenting with lung cancer either smoked in the recent past or continue to do so, it is important to make sure that the patient stops smoking as soon as possible to improve their treatment outcome," says Dr. Carolyn M. Dresler, Head, Tobacco and Cancer Group of the International…
good news and bad news
My dad is about to go through his second round of chemo, they already see that the cancer has started to shrink, thats the good news, the bad news is my dad has a condition called copd and a history of heart problems, his doctors are saying he is very sick he has three major things wrong with him. So on top of the chemo he…
Stage 3B NSCLC in partial remission
My husband (43 yrs. old) has been battling stage 3B lung cancer since March 05. First of all, I would like to give hope to those that are reading this by saying, as my husband's case has shown so far, don't listen to statistics because every case is individual. He received an immediate response to the treatment in…
Anyone on maintenance therapy that still has a tumor but no growth???
Hi there. We visited the doctor today and were told that my father's nsclc-adenocarcinoma has shrunk to about 9cm (1/2 the size)he had a pleural effusion and this is now gone. This was after three rounds of carbo/taxol chemo and he is also on a clinical drug that he takes by mouth every day that is supposed to cut off the…
Message for StarXed59
Hi there. I noticed back in June you replied to a message saying that you were on Iressa then (2) other drugs to shrink your tumor. I am wondering how things are going now? My father has had 4 rounds of chemo taxol/carbo and is taking an oral trial drug daily to shrink his tumor and then they will monitor it to maintain…
Reply to response "is there any hope"?
Thank you for your well wishes. They mean a lot to me. crot1998 yes my husband did have chemo. July 05 to Sept. 05, carboplatin & gemcitabine but on last day of chemo humerus fractured and he did not have the last dose. Also had one dose of radiotherepy. HarryBosh I was inspired by your experience and have relayed this to…
Donate to cancer by searching google!
Hey everyone i just came across a fantastic search engine. Its exactly like google, i think it even uses google, but it donates 80% of its profits to cancer research! It works because everytime you click an ad in the search results the site gets money which then gets donated! We really need to spread the word and help…
Mom's Upper Lobectomy
Hi - My Mom had surgery on 12/15....and is now home recovering...her biopsy consisted of the doc's taking a piece of her rib 2 weeks prior to her surgery. She is experiencing a "pinching/burning" sensation where she was cut....is this part of the healing process?
holistic treatments
does anyone have any info on holistic treatments that have worked for lung cancers?
Questions
My father was diagnosed with NSCLC Adenocarcinoma. We don't know what stage but it seems to be in his adrenal gland and the biopsy was taken from the fluid they drained from around his lungs.(he had a hard time breathing.) They found the cancer on Oct 31 during a Heart Attack he was having. Went back to the ER 1 week later…
Is there any hope ?
My husband 59 diagnosed NSCLC 21 April 05, removal of left upper lobe May 05, pathological fracture right humerus September 05 and now tumor in left knee for total knee replacement tomorrow 13 December 05.
Chat Room!!!
Does anyone use the chat room? I'm trying to find a good place for my mom where she can talk to & ask questions about lung cancer. She was diagnosed a few weeks ago with lung cancer. She's had a bronchoscopy & PET scan (which by the way her first phone calls they told her everything was fine & now they keep calling with…
Reaching out
Hi, The testamonies I have read from time to time are so amazing. My husband is at stage iv with mets to liver that has had progression in the past three months since his CT's. His mass at the beginning had extended to his trachea and enveloped around but after radiation and treatments it managed to pull away. His liver…
Any nsclc stage 4 or stage 3b survivors
Just wondering if there are any stage 4 or stage 3b with pleural effusion survivors out there and what your treatment was. My father has nsclc stage 3b with pleural effusion
Post chemo confusion and fatigue
Hi there. My father has non small cell lung cancer and has just finished his second round of chemo Carbo/Taxol and will be starting cycle three next week. I am just really worried because when his blood cell counts go down, he barely gets out of bed, has to be fed and gets some confusion. This seems to resolve itself but I…
I was using that Lung!!!
I am pretty new at this lung cancer thing. I just had the upper lobe of my left lung removed a couple weeks ago and I am struggling to get back on my feet. My body and my brain aren't on the same page yet. I keep thinking I can do more than I can. Anyone have an estimate on how long it will take to get back on my bike or…
Replying to a Response
I am not new to forums but for the life of me I can't see on this one how to reply to a post/response. I would like to thank you Plymouthean, for your message below, but can't figure out how???

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