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Lung Cancer

New to this and would like some help
Hi there my wife has just come out of surgery,her lower left lung was to be removed but the didnt because the cancer had spread all over the diagnosis at present is Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Left Lung,I want to talk to people who know what this is and to hear of ALL possible treatments available.Dolores is only 34…
New Member Here -- Strange Smell a Chemo Result?
Hi everyone - my 65 year old husband was diagnosed in early July with non small cell lung cancer, left lung, right in the middle of his chest -- about the size of a baseball, completely blocking his airway into the left lung. The cancer has not spread anywhere else. He started treatment two weeks ago, 7 total weeks of…
Effects of Chemo
I am a 54 year old female. I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in March of 2001.I was a heavy smoker but quit the day they found the tumor. I was very lucky they found it early. I had xrays for pneumonia. I went through 33 radiation treatments along with Chemo. After radiation they changed my dosage of Cisplatnum…
Site for Iressa
Not sure if any of you have found this site. http://www.lungcancerclaims.com/iressa2htm Hope this helps.
new to the group
My dad is 57 years old. He was diagnosed with NSCLC IV in October 2001. In November he had to have a pin put in his left leg. He took chemo and radiation. In May 2001 he had to have his rotor cup down to the elbow replaced with a steel shoulder and rod. He is now doing radiation on his shoulder and arm. He had scans ran…
okay they are going to do the profolactic cranial radiation thing to me, please let me know how it w
Hi I have lung cancer, wheather it is small cell or nsclc is still up for debate, but they tested it with a needle biopsy and it came back scar tissue, so now the next step is brain radiation pci, I am spooked, on top of being scared at every ache and afraid it is cancer again, I am afraid that this proceedure is going to…
re: my father my best friend
hello, this is julie. I received disappointing news for my dad this past wednesday. his chemo treatments and radiation did not seem to work. his cancer has grown more. I will not give up hope for my daddy. as i hope you won't. i am trying all my resources to find out what it takes to get my dad on iressa. at this point he…
Information on Iressa
Has anyone undergone treatment with Iressa, the experimental cancer drug? If so, I'd like to hear from you. Specifically, I'd like to know how you are responding to the drug and whether you have any side effects. I need this information for my mother in law who was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC in April 2001, with mets to…
Need to explain name Pisser
I do not want to offend anyone with my log on name. This is a nickname my Husband gave me 17 years ago. This is special to me so I decided to use it. I hope this list gets a little more active once again I see Lung Cancer needs more coverage. There is very little support for any Cancer in my area except for Breast Cancer.…
confusion
I guess now that I know how my future will turn out to be, I am not sure that I have the motivation to anyhting. I miss being able to do sports adn everything. I am still seventeen and so much has already happened. My parents don`t know about the fact that I am sick. I couldn`t have the guts to tell them in the first…
NEED HELP PLEASE
my mother was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in dec 99...its inoperatable and she has had radiation and that is about all that can be done...we're told..she has alot of other health problems..im not really sure if i am posting to the right place but i need help here...i am her caretaker and she is doing pretty…
My father, My best friend
Hello, My father was just diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It has spread to his liver, splean, and bone. We are doing standard chemo now and are about to try Iressa, experimental drug. Has anyone tried the drug? My father is my best friend and I need to find a way to get him in remission. What treatments has anyone…
My Mother's Daughter update
I'm so sad tonight as I sit in my home far away from my mother who is afraid and waiting for the next bit of news about this ugly menace cancer! I'm so angry about this whole thing and I pray to God she will be "relieved" in heaven of her suffering...and I know she will be. Praise God amen. Friday am Mom is going into the…
My Mother's Daughter
My 67 year old Mom has just been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer with possible lymph involvement. I am in another state and this is very hard to deal with. I am trying to be supportive from afar and still be a loving wife and mom of 6 year old twins at home. Doctor says this may or may not be operable. Lung…
Hoxsey Clinic
Glenns14, I personally have not tried the Hoxey Clinic, but did send of for a video. When I first saw your post I had no clue to what you were talking about, but found a website strickly for alternative cancer fighting treatments. The Hoxsey Clinic, was one of the places mentioned in this website. You might know this site,…
Pleural Thickening
I had Stage I, grade 3, node neg. breast cancer last June. The CT scan showed pleural thickening or mets on the chest wall. (They wern't sure) This CT scan was before treatment. I went for another CT scan yestday (Wed July 25) and won't find out anything until Monday. Can anyone tell me if you had pleural thickening and…
NSCLC Stage 4 and lymph nodes in chest
To all the members of this board: Thank you so much for your stories that you have shared with all of us. When I first wrote a message on this borad July,20, I was scared to death what the chemo treatments were going to do to my husband! We were told if we did not have but 4months to a year if we did nothing at all.…
Anniversary
Hi everyone, it's loulou. At the age of 40 I was diagnosed with non small lung cancer with mets. to the brain, in Jan. 2000. Now at 42, I just wanted to share with everyone that it's been 1 year since my last treatment, and I am still (knock on wood)doing great... A few weeks ago I participated in our towns "Relay For…
Hoxsey Therapy
I suspect this may be a controversial question, but does anyone have any experience or knowledge, good or bad, with an alternative treatment known as Hoxsey Therapy? My father has recently been told that there is nothing further that can be done in the way of conventional treatments, and I received information about Hoxsey…
I Love My Dad
Yesterday I found out my dad has nsclc,. Adenocarcinoma. I love him and I am unsure what to do next, I just needed to say something to someone. Thank you
Fight over
Just 5 months after my husband of 41 years was diagnosed with smll cell lung cancer with brain mets he lost his very brave fight. On July 11th he passed in his sleep with me by his side. We had prayed that if God had to take him that he would go fast and pain free, and thats the way it happened. thanks for all the prayers.…
lung cancer
my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer with a met on his spine last month. He had radiation to the spine, which did nothing. He just had another chest exray and the tumor in the lung hasn't grown. Now they are going to do a biopsy of his muscle in his right hip. He can't walk without the help of a walker, etc. Anyone out…
HELLO im new
hi my name is doug, iwas diagnosed with adencarcinoma in th eleft lung and spread to the shoulder(bone) ive completed my 4th chemo and have had a 70%reduction after the second chemo any id like to hear from anybody who has been in this situation, or could give me any advice about doctors. thank you
extreme drug resistance assay
does anyone have any experience with this. It is a lab test of fresh tumor tissue against chemo drugs to find out which cause cell death and to which chemo drugs are the cancer cells resistant. It can help determine what chemo is not helpful and also give an indication as to what might help.
Adenocarcinoma
My husband passed away earlier this month. He was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of unknown origin in Sept. 2000. It was in his lungs, liver and bones when he was diagnosed. He was only 33 and I am only 23. His father died of the exact same type of cancer at the age of 31. I am scared and mad and confused. I try to pray and…
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
I am new to this group. I have been reading some of your stories and they are encouraging. My boyfriend was diagnoised with NSLC approx. 6 weeks ago. He has a 8 cc tumor on the lung that has spread to the treacha and the brain (4 spots on the brain)surgery is not an option. He is currently undergoing chemo & radiation…
Anniversary
Today isthe first anniversary of my lung surgery. The first six months were difficult but I'm happy to report that my life is back to normal and with God's will, it will stay that way.
Dealing with Lung Cancer
This is very scary, but I am a 10 year survivor, and I have met a number of others who are also surviving- yes, even small cell. The way that I have met these people is by attending support groups (Dialogue) and by becoming a volunteer for ACS. If you do everything suggested by physicians you trust, then you have to turn…
My grandmother is gone
I just wanted you all to know that I lost my grandmother to Septic Shock, caused by chemo and radiation yesterday. She was a fighter but I want you all to know she would have done the chemo regardless of the risks. But if you are running fever or having any reaction to the chemo that is not normal, do not let them give you…
Husband with sclc and brain mets.
My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer with brain mets in Feb. this year.one round of chemo did no good, had 20 brain radiation and now 2 weeks so far of chest radiation, He got really bad with the brain radiation but he seems to be making some progress with the chest radiation. has anyone been there and what can we…

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