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Lung Cancer

loss of appetite
My cancer seems to be in remission, but I've lost my appetite. Nothing--even chocolate--really tastes right. What is this?
Avastin + Iressa for NSCLC
Does anyone have any experience with Avastin for lung cancer? My mom has advanced (IIIA) nsclc and has been through traditional chemo and radiation. Pet scan shows all cells in large tumor are dead...other areas still have active cells, and doctor is attempting to control those. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has…
SMLC-Scar or Tumor?
Does anyone know if there's a way to determine if a spot on a catscan after chemo and radiation is scar tissue or still a tumor? My oncologist says it's probably scar tissue and isn't concerned but I'd like to know for sure. Is this normal after radiation of the lungs?
Non small cell cancer
I guess I should have specified the type of cancer mom has. It is non small cell adenocarcinoma with mets to the liver. She is currently taking cistipatin and gleevec. Will this type of chemo make her hair fall out and is it normal to be very sick after only the first treatment?
BAC-bronchioalveolar carcinoma
I have a dear friend who has this type of lung cancer. She's desperately searching to talk with someone who has type rare type Anyone out there who can help my friend?
Possible recurrance
I was diagnosed with Stage IIIa non-small cell lung cancer in 9/03. I underwent chemo which shrunk the tumor by more than 1/2. 12/03 had a portion of my lung removed. Then three more rounds of chemo. Have been cancer-free since 2/04. My routine CT last week showed something "suspicious" so I'm scheduled for a PET scan Mon.…
PET scan safe?
My dad is scheduled for a PET/CT scan tomorrow...just heard radioactive material is used for the scan. Is it safe? Has anyone had any ill effects? Thanks.
Can Anyone Help
Hi, My husband has had prostate cancer for some years and has exhausted all the traditional medical treatments. I have been doing some research on alternative treatments and find quite often reference to an Australian aboriginal bush remedy which is reported to have some very positive results. The plant is an Australian…
non-small cell lung cancer
My mum has recently been diagnosed with the above and I am desperate for positive news on survivors. She has been told hers is inoperable. She is also a diabetic and the first 2 Chemo sessions have left her extremely weak and depressed. Any info on alternative drugs to chemo will be greatly appreciated.
stage 3b lung cancer
Has anyone out there ever heard that carrot juice will cure lung cancer? I have read that it will and would like some feedback please, Thanks, Howard.
Scared
Hi, I smoke like 10 sticks a day. I tried to quit but it just keeps on coming back. Just 3 days ago, it hurt when I touch the center of my chest and when I inhaled deep also sometimes when I cough. I'm really scared of going to the doctor. I feel like just letting it go rather than going through what the cancer patient is…
new diagnosis
I was told a week ago that I had a large mass in my left lung. Since then I have had a bronchoscopy and bone scan. Today I see the pulmonary specialist and I know its bad news, (asked that I bring a family member with me). I'm scared of the medical but also all I need to learn - insurance, care. My family is all on east…
Choosing a doctor
several tumors have been found in my mother's lung, and we are in the process of choosing a doctor. she lives in north carolina and will most-likely be required to travel for treatment regardless of which cancer center she chooses. has anyone out there had a particularly good (or bad) experience with a north carolina…
Iressa Does Help Those
Iressa has been shown to benefit those that are benefitting from it. It may be a hastely-made move to pre-maturely withdraw the drug. If the drug IS working for some people, then obviously there are others out there who would also benefit. This is, yet again, a great argument for Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Resistance…
Stage 3b Lung Cancer
I am 46 and was just told in Feb. that I had inoperable stage 3b non small cell lung cancer. They started me on Tarceva and I go back for blood work and x-rays on the 11th of April to see how well the Tarceva is working. I have never smoked, and I do not have any of the symptoms of lung cancer. No cough, no shortness of…
scared
i am not sure wether or not i have lung cancer, i am in a very low risk group. have had x-rays,ct and pet, all show a nodule of about 12mm but so far all signs show it to be benign. have had blood work done as well and it shows no increase in anything that would indicate any kind of cancer. the lung doc said that she wants…
Iressa for 9 months/Scared
I've been on Iressa for about 9 months--and doing great. But I'm scared when it will stop working. I've no idea if I have another 9 months, 2 months....will another drug work? Will that be the end? I won't have tubes, and other things like that. I'll ask my doctor to end my life if it comes to that. Anyone feel like I do?…
Financial help
My husband and I are hard working people who have never asked for anything. Two years ago we got a health insurance policy that the agent said was for catostrophic health situations. We signed up and even got a discount because my husband family NEVER had cancer and he was a nonsmoker. As of two weeks ago my husband of 55…
Dad diagnosed
My dad recently found out he has a spot on his lung about an inch wide and a spot on his brain about 6mm. I was wondering what the best alternative treatments are and what kind of success people have had with them. I lost my mom 2 years ago to ovarian cancer, as well as many other relatives to this awful disease. I am…
New to Everything
Hi. Diagnosed with lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) 10/27/04. 2 Mets Liver. Just finished chemo. Partial remission. 1 tumor remaining in liver. 43 years old. 6 year old (only) son. I looked so forward to finishing chemo - remission. I thought I would get my "old" life back. Fat chance, huh? I must start over (at my age)and…
VATS and SPN REMOVAL
My name is Alan. I'm a 58 year old male non smoker. I had bypass 8 years ago with a quick recovery. I'm in excellent shape and very active physically. An SPN, < 1.25 cm, was recently detected in my left lower lung. The CT Scan cannot rule out a benign tumor as there was no calcification or other benign indications…
New lung diagnosis....
I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in April of 2003. I had the radiation, chemo and then the surgery. Then I had more chemo and finmished that in March of last year. On my quarterly visit to the oncologist in November my chest xray showed three small spots, so I'm off to a CT scan. It showed the same three spots and…
Coping with new diagnosis
My mother has been diagnosed with nsclc Stage 3b three weeks ago after two bouts of pneumonia and a chest xray revealing a spot. Tumor is 5cm large and surgery is not an option at this time, however thoracic surgeon feels he can "get it" if she has chemo/radation first. Awaiting PET scan and brain/abdmominal scan results…
Mother diagnosed with brain mets
Hello I've just joined tonight. My mother was diagnosed with Non small cell lung cancer stage IV in March of 04. She has been through two chemos now, radiation-- and I just learned today that mets have been discovered to the brain. (3 spots- largest 2 cm) She- I- the whole family is just beside ourselves in grief. The…
carsonoide tumorlets
Just recently found carisonide tumorlet in lung. Dortor not wanting to do any treatment at this time;says is slow growing & just need to watch. Does any one else have this?
Mom had a bronchoscopy on Friday
Mom had a bronchoscopy on Friday at 9:00 a.m. and the doctor didn't talk to her after it was done, but when she got home there was a message that the doctor wanted to see her on Thursday morning, I am just wondering, do doctor's normally tell you right away if they can see something? Here is the history : She had two scans…
Scared
My mother has lung cancer they have said its a stage 4. She only had half a treatment,she couldnt recieve her second one because her platelets are low. She waited another 2 weeks and her blood is not back to normal to recieve chemo, they sent her to the hospital to recieve a blood transfusion. I feel like it has been set…
One lung at high altitudes
My friend Little Bit had one lung removed about 5 months ago in Vermont. She would love to return to Colorado, but has some reservations about the altitude shift from sea level to the Rockies. She was allergic to kemo, and her DR says from test results she is cancer free. Yipee!!!!!!!!! Any info or guidance would be…
Dad 42, lung cancer
Last week after tests, we found a cancerous mass on my dads left lung, and a tumor in his right cerebellum. Today is the first treatment of radiation to the brain. I need any information or help on this, as to I don't know what to do about any of it. He is only 42, and father of 4. God Bless. Amy
Chemosensitivity Testing
Chemosensitivity Testing One approach to individualizing patient therapy is chemosensitivity testing. Chemosensitivity assay is a laboratory test that determines how effective specific chemotherapy agents are against an individual patient's cancer cells. Often, results are obtained before the patient begins treatment. This…

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