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Lung Cancer

Treatment Options for K-RAS mutation NSCLC
If anybody has recently gone through any successful targeted treatment for KRAS mutation, kindly share with us. My wife, 68, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer with K-RAS mutation. She is currently halfway through her first round of "standard" chemo. Thank you very much
Chemo side effects
My wife is being treated for Stage III A lung cancer. She received her first course of chemo consisting of Taxotere and Carboplatin on February 7th. Since then she has spent ten days in the hospital, and has not been without severe pain, continued nauseau, and has basically been bedridden since then. She is a breast cancer…
Mom giving up!
Well, it's been a very long road for my mom and our family. She was dignosed 6 years ago with stage 4 NSCLC. Did the 30 days chest/ brain radiation and the first round of chemo. However, her body rejected the chemo and ended up with blood transfusions. We ended up taking her to a new oncologist and that's where the brain…
PET scan
My mom who is 86 yrs, will be getting her first PET scan next Monday. She has already had 3 MRI's, with no reaction, but I"m wondering if anyone has had any reactions to a PET scan, during or after the scan. The Doctor's recommend drinking alot of fluids after the scan, to flush out the radiation, but my mom has never been…
Small Cell Metastasis Lung Cancer
My mother was diagnosed with a large tumor in her lung and we quickly found out it had spread to a place in her spine and adrenal gland. She has been through a couple months of chemotherapy and now has underwent a couple weeks of heavy radiation. We have come to a point now where the doctor says take a month off and come…
robotics lobectomy
Just wanting to know if anyone has had robotics lobectomy for nsclc, and what there experience was. I'm not sure if there going to do it yet , but I have an appointment again with the thoracic surgeon and he said if he did it , it would be robotically I have read what it entails, but I havent seen to much on people who…
thoracentesis
Does anyone know if it's ok to take a tylenol or ibuprofen BEFORE getting a thoracentesis done?
Prophylactic cranial radiation
My husband received prophylactic cranial radiation in July of 2012. All seemed fine, then about 4 months after everything went south. He had a stroke in 2005 but was doing really great, speech was good,memory fine and etc. Since this radiation he is always confused, his legs are like jello,he can not walk without help, in…
Looking for some feedback on recently found upper lobe lung nodules
At the end of May I found out, via an ABD CT that I've got 2 (7 and 6 MM) upper lobe nodules in my left lung and a calcified one in my right lung. In March I had a CXR for a different reason that showed nothing whatsoever about nodules. So, from early March to end of May is the time frame from nothing to something showing…
St3 Non-Small Cell Treatment
Hi All. I am a caregiver or sorts for my mother who has stage 3a nsclc. She was diagnosed in May of this year. I was hoping to get some insight and experiences from others in ways to help and to get a better understanding. My father passed away 9 years ago from stage 4 lung cancer, but I was then a young and stubborn…
I was wondering if anyone has had any issues with vision after chemo treatments
Back in October of 2012, I went for a chest xray that my Doctor order so he could see where my emphysema was at. What they found was a mass and after been tested in Noverber 2012 they found that it was stage 3b lung cancer. In March of 2013 They attempted to remove the mass but were unable because the mass started wrapping…
Lung Cancer to spine
Hello, I am new to the site and would like to hear about similar cases to ours; both good and bad. My father (age 72) was diagnosed with stage 4 lung and lymph node cancer in 2011. At his appointment this week the scan showed a spot in the T region of the spine. We are now waiting on consult appointments with the…
LUNG CANCER ADENOCARCINOMA
I'M NEW TO ALL THIS. I'M RECUPERATING FROM A LOBECTOMY FOR STAGE 1A ADENOCARCINOMA. I"LL BE 50 NEXT WEEK & HAD NO SYMPTOMS WHATSOEVER.. I THINK I'M STILL IN SHOCK.. I'M TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL RE-APPEAR SOMEWHERE ELSE OR THE SOURCE HASN'T "SHOWN" ITSELF YET.. MY DRS ALL SAY I'M NOW A SURVIVOR AND THAT I'M "CURED" ... I'M…
Adenocarcinoma
I am looking for others with adenocarcinoma in the lung(s). Mine has spread to my brain, and I just had a tumor removed Aug 1. The tumor in my lung will be treated with chemo at the end of this month. I am currently undergoing radiation for 5-1/2 weeks to my brain. Having a hard time dealing with the poor survivor rate for…
ANYONE HAS SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER THAT HAS SPREAD TO THE BONE!!
Hi i wanted to ask if there is anyone who has been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer that has spread. I have a family member that just found out he has small cell lung cancer. Going from being a pretty much healthy guy to being told he has small cell lung cancer that has spread to the bone. Any information would be…
Anyone who couldn't take chemo
can anyone give me any advise? I have lung cancer and only have 8 radiation treatments left to do. But the one chemo treatment I have had took my WBC down so low that in 3 weeks it still is only at a 2 and they've said my body just cannot take chemo. I will be put on a drug called Tarceva when I finish my radiation. Has…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Some of you know that we have had previous problems with a particularly tenacious scammer named sarah, and unfortunately she has struck again. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If…
My Grandpa has lung cancer with metastases (second lung and liver) - 4th grade - please help.. hyper
Dear All, We learned that the grandfather have lung cancer four weeks ago (he know from three weeks). I remember when I went to hospital the day before he learned about cancer and he was happy, joking person, he thought that it is only something like pneumonia. Unfortunately from the next day after that terrible…
Hair loss, Hair Options, custom hats with hair for women battling cancer
Hello, my name is Heather. My mother has stage 4 small cell lung cancer. She was diagnosed a little over a year ago by her team of doctors, they gave her a year with treatment and by gods grace she is still here with our family. She goes to treatment weekly and its defintally taken a toll on her and my dad. My mother is an…
Mom has Stage 4....
Hi I'm new here. My Mom was diagnosed with Stage 4, non-small cell adenocarcinoma in Nov. 2013 She is 63. They used the Gamma Knife to take care of the lesions in her brain, then started her off on chemo, which (except for the nausea) she was doing nicely on, the tumors even shrank, until she started having severe pain one…
have lung nodules but are shrinking on own
Hello all ! ..Did anyone here get diagnosed with lung nodules that grew a bit from one scan to the next but then shrunk a bit on the third scan and still get treated as it was cancer? I also have asthma and on a high dose of advair and take one singular daily. for years my breathing tests have sucked and have only inproved…
Spots on lungs & liver on CT scan
I am struggling with an issue that I need some advice on. I have an elderly friend who recently has recently been in the hospital for some signs of dementia and an infection in her leg. During her hospital stay she blacked out so the doctor ordered some test to be run one of which was a CT scan. The Dr. said that the CT…
new and scared
Recently diagnosed with stage II adenocarcinoma RLL. No mets found in PET scan. Testing lymph glands next week and then surgery and chemo. If found in lymph nodes, surgery, chem and radiation. Cannot do the VAT because tumor is too large. What am I facing? Ideas and suggestions about going bald - wig or scarf or nothing?…
worries
Hi , after I recently had a angioplasty they informed me I had 9.9mmstar-shaped nodule in my upper left lung. Next was a pet scan, my pulmonologist looked in over and said that the odds were very high , that this was lung cancer. my 3 sisters died of it within 6 months of each other from it. so then he sent me to get a…
Small cell lung cancer
My mom has been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. We have started the Chemo treatments with Carboplatin & etoposide. It's a 21 day cycle, 3 days of chemo, 18 days off. The first chemo is done and we are on day 5 of the 18 off. Yesterday we brought her home from the hospital after a 10 day stay that had so many ups and…
White count drop
After only one treatment of low dose chemo my WBC count dropped to 2 when they checked it yesterday. I was very sick with vomiting 3 days after chemo and yesterday they did give me an IV because I was dehydrated. I've had 6 radiation treatments so far. All I know is I'm exhausted and have no energy and just want to lay and…
Any information helpful, stage 4
I have had a lung mass that has never changed size since 2009. The pulmonologist told me that it was scar tissue and would never be anything to worry about. Well, 2014 CT scan showed a slight change in it, but not in size, and a lymph node next to it mildly enlarged. Needle biopsy of main lung mass came up showing…
Extreme nausea, is it normal?
I had 2 radiation treatments and one chemotherapy treatment on Thursday. I did really well (I thought). I had minor nausea but nothing bad. Well, last night I got sick beyond sick. I vomited my insides out it feels like and I'm so weak I can hardly get up. I'm still sick at my stomach and can't really eat anything without…
Help for Mom NSCLC Stage 3B with PE
Hi, I am new here and looking for help. My mom is 73, a never smoker, and 4 weeks ago after 3 months of mild coughing, 20 lb weight loss, and pneumonia unresponsive to meds was given a CT and bronchoscopy. She was then diagnosed at Mayo clinic with NSCLC Adenocarcinoma Stage 3B. She had her first chemo treatment…
stage 2 lung cancer
6 months ago I was diagnosed with stage 2 non small cell adeno carcanomia. I had a 6cm mass that was attached to my ribs. They removed the mass, upper right lobe of lung and 2 ribs. went thru 4 rounds of chemo therapy. they told me with surgery I would have a 50/50 chance of a 6 month to 5 yr survival rate ? I am 6 months…

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