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Lung Cancer

New on here
Hi all... My name is Cathie and my father was told he had non small cell lung cancer just over a year ago, he has had Radiotherapy and is currently on his second Chemotherapy treatment, he is due to have another two then i think a scan is to follow....His third dose of chemotherapy is due on the 23rd of December and he is…
Long time
I just read Staying Calm Passed . What a great loss to the world !! I have not been on the site for a long time. But it made me sad to hear about her . Soccer is about the only on I still remember and I see he is still going strong. I lost a lung in 2006 and have been doing kinda OK. Chemo took it's tole I have a lota…
new dx. of lung cancer
Last week I was told that I have stage 3 lung cancer. I am going to start chemo and radiation Tuesday. I will be getting carboplatin and taxol.I am a surviver of colon cancer had that back in 2007. Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect with the chemo i will be getting. Please and ty
Last months
I have small cell lung cancer. I have gone through five rounds of Chemo and I also had radiation treatment. I would like to plan my future as much as possible. Is there someone that can tell me about the final few months of this illness, or is there somewhere I can go for that information. I know this is a difficult…
Stage 3 Lung Cancer
There is hope...never give up: The Doctor says there is no more we can so for you, your cancer has shrunk dramatically...we will keep an eye on it.
How to deal with someone you love with stage 4ns
My boyfriend was diagnosed at the beginning of September with stage 4 non small lung cancer. It took as both a while to get over the shock. He is now doing chemo and radation. He will be done around the first week of November. It is starting to take a toll on our relationship. He doesn't want to go outside anyone and is…
cancer treatment centers
Hello everyone. My mom has just been given her diagnosis of what sounds like a very aggressive lung cancer. She just beat breast cancer last February (diagnosed early, pet scan showed nothing), so now she has a very large tumor on her right lung with what appears to be mets on her right lung and lymph node involvement…
lung surgery
One month today, lower right lobe removed. Wish the pain was better, still need pain pills. Impatient want to be off oxygen, so I have more freedom. Chemo starts next week, I have Stage 1-Stage 2 non-small cancer with PScan showing no nodes involved. I am experiencing what everyone else is/has gone thru. Thanks for sharing…
Tarceva Appears to be Working!!
I just got an email from my doctor and he said it looks like the Tarceva is starting to shrink my bone met. I have been taking it for 50 days now and I am happy with this news. I had a scan yesterday and when I saw the spot on my spine was still lit up I was so worried that the drug was not working. The tech said neither…
Blood transfusions
This is my Mother's 3rd round of carboplaxin and altima for stage 4 lung cancer. She handled the first two treatments very well. The 3rd round has been extremely hard. The symptoms have been the same except usually at 2 weeks she is back to her ol' self. Her fatigue is much greater - had to rest after taking a shower this…
help gaining weight
My father, 78 yrs old stage 3b lung cancer, is now down to 118 lbs and we are trying to find ways to help him gain weight or at least stop losing weight. His cardiologist suggested testosterone shots. Has anyone heard/done this and if so did it help? He is currently taking Megace as well as supplementing with Ensure and…
Gastric Reflux 3mo after radiation to mediastinum for nsclc stage 3a
Hello all...I haven't been on in a while.Trying to get some things settled in these peaceful times right now. My dads PET was NED on Oct 12th, and he is scheduled to have another one on Jan 12'12.Anyway, he is having that gastric reflux feeling at night now,his last radiation to his mediastinum was Aug 29th.I don't know…
does fhis sound familiar
Back in may my husband was hospitalized for shortness of breath--he could not walk 2 feet without being very short of breath-. Just to give you some history, he has breast cancer with mets to the bones. We also discovered that he had some nodules in his lungs and a cancerous nodule pressing against his trachea.He had a lot…
whats next?
10/08/10 dxed with stage 3 lung cancer. had 35 radiation treatments 4 rounds of kemo.tumor was erased had lingering cough from radiation burn. 6 to 7 months later had miserable headache was sent t er had mri that showed leision on brain. had surgery on brain to remove tumor.1 mo later mri showed another tumor that was…
Lung Cancer
My father was diagnsosed with stage 4 lung cancer 4 months ago and given 12-14 months to live, boy were we ready for a horable journey. Today my dad went to his second chemo treatment and was told by his doctor that he no longer has any wheezing in his lungs, hello, great news. My brothers and I put my dad on a strict diet…
Extenseive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer.
I have a Grandma who was diagnosed in September 2010 with small cell lung cancer and it was descibed to me as extensive stage. It had spread to the brain and she did Chemo and Radiation from about this time last year through late winter of this past year. SHe has been mostly fine since about March and seems very healthy.…
Lung Cancer from liver transplant
My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer this year, three months after he received a liver transplant. Turned out that the donor had lung cancer at the time of his death and now my dad is living with lung cancer in his liver from the transplant. The doctors identifies the lung cancer to be aggressive and it had already grown…
Info Please..
A friend's cat scan shows "nodues"in his right lung upper lobe and the doctors aren't sssure if it is or is'nt cancer. A pulmonologist suggested a bronscopy with a tissue biopsy of the area. Could the biopsy activate the cancer (if it is) or do any worse damage? The oncologist said it might be an infection. Is there a…
Help
I just found out I have NSCLC stage 3b/4 .. How do you decide which course to take? I called and cancalled appt to have porta-cath put in... I dont know if I want that or not..Horror stories on both sides...
Cough - update
On Nov. 22 we learned that my husband's sister has AML Leukemia. She immediately started chemotherapy on a 24 hour per day seven day regimen. How much more can one family be burdened with? Next month my husband has his follow up PET scan to advise what is happening since the end of his treatments.
SCLC -- Recurrent with questions
I'm back, with more questions. A brief history here - my husband was diagnosed 1/11 with SCLC, 3 tumors in lung, one in each hip, one in liver. Had six rounds of carbo/etop, finished in June and the PET Scan after that showed two lung tumors gone, one very streaky and much smaller, liver tumor gone, one in his hip gone,…
Mom's possibly going on Navelbine...
We meet with the Onc on Monday and to possibly switch from Gemzar to Navelbine has anyone been on it and could shed some info on it before we go to the Onc's on Monday? Thanks...
Scared of death
Three weeks before our wedding I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. This is supposed to be the happiest time of our lives. We both cannot stop crying. It's so unfair. How did we get here? I'm 44! I was the good girl all thru high school. It wasn't until my 20s that I finally gave in to peer pressure and attempted…
has anyone gotten artery damage from radiation?
Hi everyone, I have NSCLC dx. 09, I had the maximum amount of radiation to my upper right lobe that is considered medically safe, and I am currently in remission, however I am still currently having ct-scans, and my Onc. says things are good. I also get a print out of the findings from the scans, and I noticed on the one I…
who is doing this by diet and supplements?
Mother in law just diagnosed with stage 4 non-small-cell lung cancer. wants to get radiation for the bad spots on her bones, but no Chemo... can anyone tell me about success stories by diet and supplements?
lung chemo pill
chemo didn't work so now they want to try the pill .does any one have any info on this.
Mom's still draining after...
Mom had her other lung done with the talc (pleurocentesis) 2wks ago and every 2 days its pooring fluid out of her side where the drain was and they didn't stitch it closed. It gets so bad she has to change her clothes there drenched. We see the surgeon tomorrow and get a chest x-ray for follow-up. Every 2-3 days its drains…
extensive small cell lung cancer
Hi, I would like to know if anyone went through this my wife has ext small cell lung cancer has had six cycles of cisplatin and etoposide did radiation to brain and L$ amd T12 cancer went to spine, she was sick but was able to recover now she has been in hospital for 12 days she started on a chemo drug called topotecan her…
Facebook and lung cancer awareness
Hi Everyone, I emailed a request to Old Glory Harley Davidson of Laurel, MD to post a flyer and mention that November is lung cancer awareness month on their Facebook page. They did so within minutes of my email. I think it would be great if you all would go to their Facebook page and comment about lung cancer or just…
My sweet wife has passed
I was new to this site a week or two ago, looking for hope, support, insight and maybe even a miracle. It was not to be as my wifes body was ravaged with cancer and then the treatments on top of that. She lost her battle against cancer on October 20 at 2:55 am. She died in my arms surrounded by her children and family. I…

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