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Lung Cancer

Living with stage iv non-small cell lung cancer for 5 years
My dad was given 6 months to live when he was initially diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. It has been 5 years now and he continues to fight the odds. He has been on Tarceva since his diagnosis, no chemo or radiation. He tested "wild type" for the egfr mutation. In addition to Tarceva, he does a lot of…
Lung biopsy
any advice on lung biopsy? My mom was told small chance she may get a collapsed lung. She is 70 never a smoker. Uterine cancer and found lung nodules on pre surgery ct scan. Hoping these are not mets. Thx in advancr.
Smoking after lobectomy!
I have noticed that I am out of breath to the point where breating is very heavy and I cough up tones of mucous and have a runy nose. I sleep way more tha usual and tire very easily. I may be forced to quit my job beacuse I get out of breath really fast!
What should we expect?
I wanted to search the archives for the answers I need, but I am so pressed for any time right now, I'm just going to ask for myself. Sorry. My father has stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. It's a recent diagnosis. Figured out he had lung cancer, and before any treatment was started, figured out it has spread some to his…
Stage IV lung cancer - paraneoplastic limbic enciphilitis
My mum has been diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer which has spread to the brain resulting in paraneoplastic limbic enciphilitis. According to her oncologist, chemo is not an option for her and is suggesting Tarceva even before the result of EGFR mutation and PET Scan.... I'm waiting for full medical report to get 2/3/4…
Pain after a lobectomy
I had surgery on March 2nd 2016 I had my upper right lobe and lymph nodes removed. I had stage 1 Adocarcinoma my pulmonary specialist says it was most likely caused from the RA meds ( Biologics ) I have taken for years. I am very fortunate they were able to get it all and I won't need chemo or radiation. They went through…
Ct scan found 12mm noncalcified mass in left lower lobe non smoker. so alone
FINDINGS: Visualized lung bases: No acute infiltrates. 12 mm noncalcified nodule in the posterior basal segment left lower lobe indeterminate. Went in with gallbladder pain and came out with this and a spot on my kidny as well 1.6 cm hypodensity posterior cortex left kidney cannot be further characterized. My husband says…
Concerned Daughter
Good Morning All. Today my father is having an Ostreoscan. I had never heard of it until today, so I was researching and found this site. My father has survived lung cancer x2 and thyroid cancer. Recently he was diagnosed with a pancreas lesion, several liver lesions, and a new lesion on one of his lungs. It is my…
I think my mom has lung cancer
Still waiting on results, but I'm having a really hard time being positive. They found a 6cm mass in her lung. She is a smoker and cancer runs in the family. I go through waves of emotion feeling overwhelmingly sad as I think about what happened to my aunts/uncles due to this disease and my mom ending up that…
Overwhelmed: Lots of questions but I don't know where to go or what to ask.
Hi all, First, let me say thank you to everyone that has been participating on this board. I have found both comfort and security in a few different places. My mom, a young 69 year old, was just diagnosed having squamous cell stage 4 NSCL lung cancer on Friday; our world was rocked to say the least. We thought we took her…
3mm nodule grows to 5mm, six months after Stage 0 diagnosis
In September 2015 after monitoring a mass (it was discovered when she got a CT scan for a hip replacement surgery) on my 67 year old mom's lung every 6 months for 18 months, it 'changed' and was removed. To the doctor's surprise, it was cancerous but had not spread to any of the 21 lymphnodes the doctor took out so she did…
New here...father diagnosed with Stage 2 Mesothelioma and Stage 1 Lung Cancer
Hello, I am new to understanding cancer, the stages, and survival rates. My dad was diagnosed with Lung cancer and mesotheliona almost a year ago. He tells me that the stage 1 lung cancer was treated with the chemo and there are no traces of it so far with his follow up CT's. However, the mesothelioma is a different story.…
just diagnosed stage2b sqamous cell lung cancer 1 positive lymph, looking for survivors
husband ron has history of tonsilcancer in 2013, on anuual exam ct of neck they found lung cancer in right upper lobe. had lobectomy 10 days ago , have to decide if chemo weekly for 4 months or nothing. overwhelmed, need some survivor stories. thankyou,'janet
Mesothelioma
Anyone have information on study trials going on at Princess Margaret hospita,l Ontario
smoking and hypnosis
Anybody have experience with quiting smoking by hypnosis? Dave
Shed some Light..
I'm currently helping care for my father who was diagnosed in Dec 2014 with Stage 3 NSCLC and it's been a struggle. He showed lots of improvement to a "no active cancer" report in July 2015, just to have it back worse than ever end of August 2015. He's already had two rounds of radiation to his chest due to the mass being…
Pancoast Tumor
Has anybody dealt with nerve damage and/or Horner's Syndrome as a result of their superior sulcus tumor?
husband with nslc stage 3
Due to having horrible pain in husbands right shoulder, i took him to the ER. He has had COPD for over 20 years with the last couple years at stage 4. after the ER doctors did tests, it was determinded that he had lung cancer. He was admitted and was tested to see if he could withstand surgery. He couldn't. So they did do…
Lung Cancer lower right lobe of lung-Thorocotomy
I had a thorocotomy in November of 2012,with the lower lobe of my right lung removed. I was in ICU for 12 days. The surgery went well, no complications that I was told of, but, the pain from the surgery has not diminished . I have gone thru all of the required rehabs. Pulmonary,as well as, physical. Also had 2 nerve blocks…
Describe Shoulder and Back Pain associated with lung cancer
Can someone please describe the shoulder pain and back pain associated with lung cancer!!!!????? My dad and are waiting for his ct results and on pins and needles. He has had a persistant cough for months, that antibiotics didn't even eliminate the problem. He has had back pain for several months as well as pain in his…
Small Cell Lung Cancer
We just found out that my father has small cell lung cancer yesterday and I am at my wits end... See he is 69 years old and a great man they found that he has a tumor in his right lung , and it has spread to his liver and lymp nodes.. But the wild thing is he had no signs he went to the doctor cause he had too much gas and…
My experience with lung cancer
I do not know if this is the proper place for this but I am sure someone willadvise me if it is not. I started smoking when i was in college and continued through the military. I got married in 1969 and quit one year before that. So it has been a while since I smoked. However, I did work in aerospace with different kinds…
New to discussion board
hello everyone, my name is Kim, im four months from last treatment for lung cancer. I had a non small cell tumor in my left lobe. I did chemo and radiation then a preventative round of brain radiation because they say lung cancer likes to crawl into the brain. As of two weeks ago my first scans were completely clean. I'm…
New to this discussion
My Mom was diagnosed with Stage 2B adenomcarinoma lung cancer in January 2015. She left surgery to remove left lower lobe followed by 4 chemo treatments. She completed the treatments in July 2015, then had a CT scan. The scan came back clear. So she had a CT scan for her 6 months following chemo treatment, in this scan it…
Renal mets to the lungs
Hi, Is there anyone out there that had renal cancer with the removal of kidney and then about six months latter CAT scan found enlarged nodules and a right hilar prominence on the top right lung. Waiting for results of biopsy and hoping that it is not terminal lung cancer versus mets from renal cancer. Also had anal cancer…
MD Anderson Referral
My elderly aunt was recently diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma. She lives in Houston, Texas and has thus far been in the Methodist Hospital System. She just found today that there are tumors in both lungs and that it spread to her lymph nodes. She asked her doctor for a referral at MD Anderson but he said he doesn't know any…
Hilar on lung
Went for a chest scan and found bilateral pulmonarty nodules and right hilar prominence. I had renal cancer in july and they removed my left kidney. All of a sudden this came. Had biopsies done on thursday waiting for results. Has anyone had any mets from renal cancer in this area?
symptom of lung cancer?
For the past 3 days I've noticed blood when I spit, its not constant but I notice it in the morning and random times throughout the day, including after eating. Its usually normal spit with traces of blood and in the morning it tends to be a rusty color. Again its more random times. I don't have any other symptoms, no…
multiple lung nodules
hello, Hope I am posting this in the correct spot. I have NOT been diagnosed with cancer but am awaiting tests to see if I may have some form of cancer. I am 2 months into a 3 month wait for a followup CT scan and I find my fear increasing the closer it gets. First I know that if I had anything definite they would be…
Scan showing enlarged lymph nodes....larger than scan two months prior??
I was expecting stage 2A adenocarcinoma 5/15 wedge Resection removed tumor and 7 lymph nodes 1 which was positive Completed 4 rounds chemo 9/15( given in case any cells floating around.) First scan good, except were watching a few nodes. I was having back and rib pain So had second scan done Jan 2016 instead of waiting…

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