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Lung Cancer

dry leather hands: radiation side fx?
Hi all, I'm new to this board. My mom had a cancerous polyp removed from her colon, but it metastasized to her lung and she just had lung surgery to remove a lobe. She just finished 8 weeks of daily radiation combined with a steady dose of 5FU. She's lately been having dry, leathery skin on the soles of her feet and palms…
Alimta
Hi all. Just got a note from my oncoliogist and she wants to start me on Alimta next week. The biopsy I had did not produce sufficient tissue to get the specific mutation info of my cancer. (for the third time). It is likely I have adenocarcenoma, which will be confirmed tomorrow, and we'll start chemo without the specific…
Phooey!Phooey!Phooey!
Hi All! Just got a call from my doc's nurse...seems they want to re-visit a mammogram from last week and want me to come in and be squashed (sorry but that one word describes it for me) again. There might be 'something' lurking in my left breast (which if you recall is where I have always felt the 'pinching' that the docs…
Just been diagnosed with stage v lung cancer
diagnosed stage v lung cancer which has spread to liver. Start chemo monday. Can anyone tell me there experienace with this type of cancer.No one can tell me the out come but if you have a good out come story to tell me it would be nice to hear alittle hope.
so many questions, new here.
Hello everyone. First of all may the new year bring new joys and much happiness to us all. Secondly- Im sorry any of us are here on this board but thankful for the internet and the information and fellowship it contains. My friend was told she has limited stage small cell lung cancer. On her PET scan, they saw one large…
What symptons did you have?
What symptons did you have when you were dxd?
mental health help
I'm at a loss as to where to seek help for my son, who has been surviving lung cancer for over a year. long story short, he just lost his job, due to seizures, and can no longer drive(was outside sales) along with his job loss went his insurance...things being what they are, I am most concerned with his mental health, and…
Traveling
Friends, I wish you the very best for 2011 and hope you and your loved ones have a tremendous year and that we all have success in our battles against cancer. That would be the best thing that could happen in this New Year! Over the holidays, I was lucky enough to travel from the DC area to Arizona to visit with family. It…
Dad's tumor is shrinking!
My dad had his appt. today after his CT scan last week, the tumor shrunk in half. It was 10cm X 11cm, so, I think this is a pretty good result. They will do 3 more rounds of chemo then do another scan to see if it's still shrinking.
nsclc need help and advice
Hi , my mom has been diagnosed with lung cancer and had a tumor removed from the brain . she was doing well but recently they found some back fractures and put her a long lasting pain pill oxycotton 40 mg. also new pet shows new growth in the lungs and gall stones . mom is in alot of pain from the back and the gall stones…
Blood test to spot cancer (lung, breast, colon, prostrate); 4 Top centers to start using test this y
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/cancer/2011-01-03-blood-test-cancer_N.htm BOSTON (AP) — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office. Boston scientists who invented the test and…
linear accelerator
Has anyone heard of the newest treatment using what they call sbrt radiation? It is only given 5 times in large doses. It does not damage as much tissue as the conventional 6 week 5 day a week does. It gets a bead on the tumor and zaps it. They say it is a 85% control rate, what ever that means.
My Mom's battle with cancer is over
I'm so heartbroken, my best friend, my mother is no longer here. She died yesterday afternoon with her two daughters on either side of her. She faught so hard and did everything the doctors said. She never complained even through some terrible side effects.. She always looked ahead. Things changed so quickly. We were there…
New Discoveries
Friends, The amount of useful information available on the internet is simply amazing. Since being diagnosed with cancer, I have become somewhat of an internet sleuth, always sniffing out the best information available regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Let me tell you that the latest discovery I…
Only 2 sessions of carbo/taxol and no more. Liver affected and not doing well.
After a recurrence and mets to several bones and now a new spot on the affected lung, my husband has begun to experience pain in his upper abdomen and hips and back. An ultra sound was done to see if gall bladder was acting up as he is experiencing a severe gag reflex at even the mention of food and the abdominal pain.…
Merry Christmas From Heaven
Merry Christmas From Heaven I still hear the songs I still see the lights I still feel your love On cold wintery nights. I still share your hopes And all of your cares I’ll even remind you To say all your prayers I just want to tell you You still make me proud You stand head and shoulders Above all the crowds Keep trying…
Still Shrinking.... :)
We went back for our second ct since starting chemo.... The tumor in my wifes lung is still shrinking.... significantly and everything else appears stable. The onc said on a scale of 1 to 10, the response is about a 10! We get another update in six weeks, just before we go to Australia for vacation.... my wife's lifelong…
Tarceva experiience
Two mweeks experience and what can I expect
2011
To all my CSN friends, You've all been such a big help to me since Tom died in March. All the support that is given here is like a gift. Thanks to everyone! Let's hope 2011 is a better year for all of you who are cancer patients. And for all of us who have lost someone we love from this horrible disease, I hope we continue…
My mom was recently diagnosed with NSCLC
My mom was diagnosed with nsclc high stage II in October. She had surgery and the drs removed her entire left lung. She just started receiving chemo of Alimta (sp) and Cysplatin(I think). She is doing really well with the chemo but the injection (not sure the name) they gave her to help regenerate WBC's has made her so…
An inspiration
Dear ones, My Love Dennis has gone to a place of glory, a place of peace and no pain. We were blessed with short suffering and pain and a calm came over him as he said good-by. You all gave him inspiration, hope and knowledge. He would wish that you who are survivors continue your quest in this life. That the miracle that…
Pneumonectomy and Exercise
I had a full pneumonectomy of my left lung 4 years ago due to cancer and was curious if there is anyone out there who has been without a lung this long and been able to exercise? I am survivor over 50 but not yet a senior and am still enjoying living life but have gained more weight than I care to think about. Is there…
PLEASE HELP ANSWER QUESTION
Gary, my husband, has stage 3A nsclc. He finished 35 days of radiation treatments and 8 rounds of chemo with Carboplatin, Taxol and Avastin. He just began his second batch of chemo treatments with no radiation this time. He had a PET scan before he started treatment, and just had his second PET scan to see how it's…
my mom's been diagnosed with stage 2 nsclc
My mom will be starting 3 treatments of taxol and carboplatin in early january. She's 80. Can anyone give me an idea of how difficult it will be? What we should expect? Thanks!
Anyone wth experience with mx to bones from lungs
My husband was diagnosed in 2005, Stage I. He has now had 1 lobectomy. Two wedge sections. After four years of "good" health, his cancer reared it's angry ugly head and it was removed in Boston . Our NY surgeon moved home to Harvard. And, All of these cancers were different cancers- except for the new one. It's a…
Oncologist in PALM BEACH COUNTY
Hello friends, I am new to this site. I am also a member of Inspire. Could any of you recommend an oncologist in WPB? I would like my mom to go for a second opinion. She has stage IV NSCLC. Thank you in advance.
Blood in urine
Has anyone had this symptom with lung cancer?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all
Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I am glad everyone is here to enjoy another holiday season, and hope we all have many more. c
My Christmas Present
Last week I had my first PET scan after finishing Chemo and Radiation for Limited SCLC. I wasn't supposed to but I ran into the radiologist when I was there for the test and he said he'd get the results sooner than the oncologist who ordered the test and let me know. Well he was telling the truth and he called yesterday to…
boney island
my husband has limited small cell lung cancer and just went in for his first scan his news was pretty good his oncologist said his tumors were pretty much gone(he had a tumor that was 6 centimeters)all that was left was tissue however they discovered a spot on his hip bone which they were concerned about so they put him in…

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