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Re-occurance of lung cancer
My husband had a lung cancer that spread to the brain. Surgery in January 1999, radiation to brain and lung. Both were small spots. Now we find he has another small spot on the lung around 1/2". He has emphazema, lung function is not good. He's not on oxygen yet, but does use an inhaler when needed. The Dr. wants to do a…
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Bodies - a short film
I am writing and will soon be directing a short film entitled "Bodies" which is an adaptation from a short story published in The New Yorker Magazine (Sept. 30th issue). The main character is in the "wait and see" stage after 10 rounds of chemo for Stage III Hodgkin's lymphoma. I am writing for two reasons. First, I would…
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cancer and meaning of life
Hello, I am a graduate student in psychology at Ohio State University and I would very much appreciate your help. I am studying how a cancer diagnosis leads people to re-evaluate meaning in their lives. Ive developed a brief, web-based survey of cancer in meaning in life. If you have had cancer, please take a few minutes…
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Lung Cancer/breast cancer
Have not been here for a while, so I am trying to catch up. Apparently There are more of us with unrelated breast and lung cancers. How did we get so lucky? Mimi described hers as two lungs and a breast. I tell everyone I had two breasts and a lung, and doesn't that sound like a fried chicken order? Gotta find the humor.
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terrible doctors
My Dad died on 1/24. He had non-small cell. One of the worst things is that we didn't know he was dying now. He didn't know either. He had been told on 12/3/02 by his oncologist and radiation oncologist that he could beat the cancer with radiation and chemo because he was in great physical shape (other than the cancer of…
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Reaction to Taxol
My mom has had an allergic reaction to the chemo. drug, Taxol. She has now been put on something called Taxtere and Carboplatin (I am not sure of the spelling!) Is anyone familiar with these two drugs and their effectiveness? She is into her fourth week of treatment now with two more weeks to go. She still has a dry cough.…
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Need a Surgeon in New York
We live in Queens New York. My Mom has a mass in her lung to be removed immediately. She is a smoker and they say it is 80% chance of cancer. Anyone with a doctor referral (surgeon) please e-mail Teekalvr128@aol.com
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Help eliminate cancer
I am looking for people in the Los Angeles area interested in supporting ACS in a Relay for Life event. I am a recent survivor looking for others to join me in the fight.
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Help students and share your story!
Dear CSN Members, Phi Theta Kappa is an International Honors Society that is looking for volunteers to speak to a group of college students about their experience with lung cancer. If you would be interested please email Diana at quixotic7382@hotmail.com. Thank you for your time. P.S. Fullerton College is in Fullerton,…
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LUNG CAVITY FLUID
My brother was recently diagnosed with cancer in the empty lung cavity. He will be receiving chemo for the rest of his life. Can someone please tell me where I can find more info on this type of returning cancer? Thank you for any help!
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lung cancer mestastisizing to the brain
Hi Everyone, I know I just told everyone that I am clean and in remission ,but I am still worried about the cancer moving to the brain. When I finished chemo and radiation , the rad doctor wanted to do prophylactic brain iradiation I didn't want it at the time, I asked my oncologist about it this last appointment and she…
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Stage 4 and Afraid of Losing My Mom, well I lost her
I can't believe it, but one month after I found out my mom had cancer and so many of you were there to support me back in Novemeber, I have lost her, she passed on Dec. 6th. She went in for another blood transfusion and she developed shortness of breath and her tumor was bleeding into her lung. She passed before I could…
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Need to hear from stage IV survivors
My dad has stage IV lung cancer. I'm needing something to uplift my spirits. His oncologist says that they have 3 ways to treat with chemo. If plan A doesn't work, then go to plan b, if that doesn't then to c, if that doesn't work, then he will be very sick. Right now he is on plan c. His blood count keeps dropping, that's…
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Radiotherapy tumor ablation
I've recently been diagnosed with recurrent tumors in my lung. Have been treated over the last two years with surgeries, radiation and chemo. Am researching tumor ablation for next go-around. Has anybody had any experience with this procedure?
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Bladder Cancer
Please say a prayer for a friend of mine Phil Doane he just found out that he has bladder cancer today. They have removed the tumor from his bladder and also found that he has pencil lead sized spots on his liver. The lymph nodes came up clean so they can't figure the spots on the Liver. He goes Wednesday to find out what…
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new please help! dead cells biopsy?
Hello, My stepdad was just diagnosed with lung cancer and in his adrenals. They have done three biopsies and keep coming up with dead cells. What does this mean? They can't tell us what kind of cancer it is because they can't get live cells. He has been taking mega doses of coral calcium for a month. Anyone tried this?
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Small Cell lung cancer
Hi Everybody: I'm new to this group so I hope I am doing this right. I was diagnosed with small cell right lung cancer in October. The MRI and bone scan were negative that the cells had spread so it is believed it is contained in my lung. I had two sessions of chemo (three days each session) and now I am in radiation. I…
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Help--radiation damage??
My Dad, who has stage IIIb non-small cell, started turning yellow last week (his eyes and skin). He just finished his 5th week of radiation. He was admitted to the hospital Sat. He was very dehydrated and had to have at least 4 units of plasma. They ran tests to see if cancer has spread to liver. CT scan showed that it has…
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reoccurance of lung cancer
Must have been too windy, got cut off. Anyway, this was done at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. They are a part of the Ohio State University. Just wanted all to know that there may be other options for them. His lung capacity was only 26%. We saw another miracle as far as I am concerned. God Bless all out…
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First chemo
My dad had his first chemo last week. He's in the hospital now because he had an intestinal obstruction after feeling very ill vomiting. If someone has experienced this after chemo, please let me know, he is in Taxol and carboplatinum.
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new to this board/dad has NSCLC
Hi, I am new to this board, I must confess that I was looking for the lung cancer survivors message board, but it seems to be offline for some reason. My computer went down and is back up and running but I can no longer find this site, and really wanted to check up on the people there that I have grown to know and care…
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Iressa news
My husband, Tom, will begin Iressa next Tues., Oct. 1. He has Stage IV lung cancer and has been through 4 rounds of Taxol and Carboplatin. He had a CAT scan after the 3rd round and his tumors have stabilized. He is getting Iressa through the Veterans Hospital in San Francisco (he was in the service). He has been pain free…
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still hope?
I know people say there is always hope and deep down I believe that but am having trouble since we got the news that Dad's cancer has spread to his hip and there is now no chance of surgery. I'm not real sure why that is--I guess because of spreading more? Dad is having 35 radiation treatments to his chest (for 1 lung…
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NEW CANCER SURVIVOR'S NETWORK!
Hi everybody, my name is Connor. I am a cancer survivor of 5 years. Throughout these past 5 years I have been devoted to helping the cause for a cure. I have participated in the Penn State Dance Marathon, a year-long money raising event for kids with cancer, and other cancer related activities. Now, I am trying to start a…
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ct scan and mri
Hi everyone, I went to my oncologist today and was given a clean bill of health for the last three month period. I am so releaved , I was told that my sugar count was double what it should be and they want to do a blood glucose test. Hopefully this will come back ok also. Mike
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Side Effects
I'm a health psychology graduate student researcher looking at cancer treatments. I was curious if anyone could attest to a phenomenon known as a "signal effect" where individuals undergoing cancer treatments view side effects as a signal that the treament is working. basically, has anyone had the experience that side…
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recurrence of lung cancer
I am a 58 year old female. I was first diagnosed with adenocarcinoma July 2000. I had a left lung lobectomy, followed by six weeks of radiation because some lymph nodes were positive. Another lesion was found in summer 2001 in my right lung and that was surgically removed. A Pet Scan in Fall of 2001 showed more suspicious…
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Can I bet my life on a PET scan?
Hi, I've been diagnosed with a lung nodule which is 2.5cm in circumference and smooth, I'm 44, smoked for 12 years, quit smoking 7 years ago. The nodule is currently indeterminent. Everything I have been told and literature I have read states that PET is approximately 93% accurate. I think that I should have the nodule…
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Concerns re genetics
I had my right lung lower lobe removed in Sept 2002. No chemo or radiation required. I had a CT scan for another reason (which turned out fine)and that was when Stage 1 non small cell tumor was discovered. An enormous concern for me is that both my sister (not dead 2 years) and my mom were both diagnosed with lung cancer…
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3 month ct scan and mri
Hi everyone and happy new year, I go in for my three month testing friday and I am getting an mri because I have been getting the worst headaches for the last three weeks that nothing seems to help. The doctor said that the mri is the only way to know if the cancer has mestisized to the brain , so I am holding my breath…