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Looking for info; friend's mother diagnosed with lung cancer; adenocarcinoma
I'm a regular on the lymphoma board, for that is the type of cancer I have. But I have just received news that a friend's mother has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. She has a spot on her liver in addition to her lung that they think is cancer as well. I've been doing some research, of course, online for my friend. I…
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Anybody in our little group here on Crizotinib (Xalkori) now?
My first shipment is coming in next Tuesday, and I'm interested in anybody's experiences. I'm talking more along the lines of how well you're tolerating it than about effectiveness. I'm going to maintain a positive outlook on that as I did with the first-line chemo and rads, but would be interested in knowing whether this…
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after 1 month on Tarceva
My husband went for his follow up CT scan after one month on Tarceva. The doctor forgot that he didn't have a current scan to compare to so they used the most recent one they had which was from October. From October to January 9 all tumors grew - some doubling in size. During October and November there were no treatments…
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(3) ground glass lung nodules?
Does anyone have expierence with this finding? After my Dr. Found a suspicious cyst on my kidney And is recommending surgical removal of that cyst. (and part of my kidney) then ordered a MRI, which revealed A small well calcified granuloma. Then ordered a CT of the chest Which revealed that the granuloma was benign, but…
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CryoAblation stage 4 lung cancer
Hi! I'm new to this site. I was wondering if anyone out there has had the same procedure I have. I was dx with stage4 lung cancer in April of 2008. I refused chemo, but had a procedure called cryoablation. I next underwent radiation. Does this sound familiar to anyone. I would be very interested in hearing from any who…
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Tarceva
after a month or so of "no further treatments", "let nature take its course" my husband was able to convince the oncologist to let him try Tarceva. The doctor was very blunt and advised that while he didn't feel it was going to do any good because he doesn't have the gene it targets, that there would be no measureable or…
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Few questions on recovery process
Hey everyone, I recently had a Vats/Wedge resect of the lower right lobe. Lots of pain...which was expected...but spitting up blood wasn't expected. I now know this is pretty standard with this type of surgery. I'm on O2 for now...will be getting PT w/lung specialist in my home. What is lenghth of time for recovery on this…
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Doctor decline for the treatment stage 4
Hello Everyone, I am writing on behalf of my mother Mrs.Neelam Singh. She has been recently diagnosed for Adenocarcinoma stage 4 lung cancer. The disease has been metastasised to her brain and heart. Rest of her body parts are alright. She is also suffering from progressive systemic scelerosis which developed into…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
My wish for each of you and your families this Christmas season: May all your Christmas wishes and dreams for the New Year come true! Health and peace be with you! Dawn
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Im happy for my dad ...and you too.
Good morning all...I have been a member of this board since july 2011, since my dad was diagnosed with nsclc,squamous cell in may of 2011.since then he has underwent chemo-carboplatin and taxol with 39 rad treatments to mediastinum and right lower lung.he did develop a 8mm lytic lesion on his l5-s1 sacral area, which he…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year........ Love You All ... Dan620
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Surgery
Hi all, I had my surgery late October, doctor at Penn State Hershey was really good, this was a 1cm nodule. A needle biopsy was inconclusive. I opted for the surgery as opposed to wait and see. The nodule was in the upper left lobe. Doctor removed it with vats, said he got good clear margins. It was adenoid something stage…
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CSN outage planned tomorrow night
CSN will be down from 9 pm Eastern Time Thursday (tomorrow) until 9 am Eastern Time Friday getting a badly needed software upgrade. You will notice a few formatting changes and enhancements. Most importantly, site functionality should improve significantly. Regards, Greta aka Your CSN staff
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new to board
My mother is (was) a healthy 81 year old, we found out yesterday she has stage 4 lung cancer. She has never smoked but was exposed to second hand smoke for many years, but hasn't been for over 20 years. We go back next week to discuss the otions of therepy. I'm just hoping to hear some input on what to expect.
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Just diagnosed with 4 mm lung nodule and docs have me scared!
Hi I am new to this and have a few questions for u .first off I have very high anxiety so all these doctors are starting to really get to my nerves. I was having some gastro problems which no one can tell me why but in the process of my abdominal CT scan they found small 4 mm nodule on my left lung. So basically after that…
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Stage 3B NED
Hi all. My farther was diagnosed in August with stage 3B non-small-cell adeno carcinoma. He went through 30-40 radiation treatments 5 days a week, and chemo once a week. He had his scans and met with his doctor today and they said NED no evidence of disease. What does this mean? How likely is this to reoccur again. Hes…
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chemo brain
discussions on chemo brain.
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Good AFTERNOON
MY HUSBAND IS A STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER ,THE LUNG IT BEEN THERE BUT NOT GROWING HE BEEN IN TARCEVA FOR 2 YEARS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTH HE HAD NECK PAIN HIS DOCTOR ORDER CAT SCAN ,MRI AND ALL TEST IN THE BOOK ???????? AND NOTHING HE GO REALY SICK IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS NOW WE JUST GOT THE NEWS THAT IT HAD TRAVEL TO THE BRAIN,DOCTOR…
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Doctor decline for the treatment stage 4
Hello Everyone, I am writing on behalf of my mother Mrs.Neelam Singh. She has been recently diagnosed for Adenocarcinoma stage 4 lung cancer. The disease has been metastasised to her brain and heart. Rest of her body parts are alright. She is also suffering from progressive systemic scelerosis which developed into…
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stage 4 lung cancer - please give me hope
I started out on the prostate discussion board because my husband was diagnosed with advanced aggressive prostate cancer in January of this year. He had 40 radiation treatments and has been on hormone therapy for 8 months. He came down with what we thought was a cold in August that never went away. After several doctors…
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3 cm. right lower lung nodual
Hello ! First off what's this inspire link about ? Is it seperate from this board or part of it ? I can't find it anywhere. I was in yesterday for results and decission making on the crap in the lung. I'm also a H/N (acc) survivor. They feel VATS in my case would be most beneficial in my case as we may be dealing with…
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Dad has Stage IV Lung Cancer
I am from the Kidney Cancer discussion board as I am 11 months post-op for Stage I RCC. However, 4 weeks ago my Dad was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer, spread to liver and brain. He has since had 5 radiation treatments for the brain tumor. He is being treated at the Duke Cancer Center. Most days he refused to eat or…
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Feliz dia de Thanksgiving
Hola a todos.. Been away from the site. Happy to say all my tests have Come back negative. Still being closely monitored due to another 1mm module on my upper left lung. Recuperation from a VAST (3/30/12) surgery has been tuff But I'm 70% better. One of my docs said I can apply for SSI since I had major surgery but I…
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soccerfreaks
Are you ok? You are starting to scare me. cathy
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So Much to be Thankful For
So much to be thankful for! We're here : ) Another Thanksgiving to celebrate, another day of living, our families and friends who are our caregivers and motivators, the medical staff and technology... the list goes on. Many, many thanks to each of you for sharing your experiences, hopes, fears, referrals and humor. There's…
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Question for LC group
Hey everyone ! I've posted mainly in the H/N group. I have mets due to original tumor in the neck area to the lungs. Am I on the right board here for answers ? I'm assumming the tx's would be similar ? If not please let me know I should be elsewhere. Thanks ! Katie
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Well OK, I guess I could use a little mojo now ...
This was kind of inevitable, and clouds have been looming on the horizon since my previous two scans. When the doc says, "Your scan looks okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy ...," and manages to cram about 4 syllables into the final "...ay," you know all is not ideal: My latest scan showed that two tiny spots in my lower left lobe…
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LOOKING FOR INFO FROM SOMEONE WHO IS IN MY SHOES
I was almost a 2 year NED from SCC of the tonsil with mets to lumphnodes in right side of neck. I now have numerous lymph nodes and 2 small tumors in the right side of my lung. The lymph nodes are in the mediastynum area, and the 2 tumors are in the right lower lobe. After the biopsy yesterday, my Onco Doc has said surgery…
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LUNGevity walks for a Lung Cancer Cure
More than $1 million was raised for LC research. Read about the Washington DC walk: http://m.nbcwashington.com/nbcwashington/pm_107907/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=caypXSEz Lets grow this thing!
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november is lung cancer month
I have cll and September is leukemia month hardly any recognition. November is lung cancer month. My wife has lung cancer. Do you think there will be any recognition.