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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Tarceva experiience
Two mweeks experience and what can I expect
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!
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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…
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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.
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Blood in urine
Has anyone had this symptom with lung cancer?
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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
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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…
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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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radiation side effects
Well my ct scan came back good yeah for that but my lung doc said that i have copd now from the radiation treatments.you know I thought went I got cancer that I would take my treatments and everything would be ok, and for the most part it is, but i have been having other problems due to the treatments ,I guess im trying to…
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not mine
Hiya! Sorry, not a biker girl ;) . The bike belongs to a co-worker (he has 3 bikes, this is the smallest). It was a christmas photot for our newsletter. THIS is what I really drive ;) . My 'Fwifty' I call it. Merry to All! Medi
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Hope....Faith.....Love.....Joy
Sorry for the duplication, but I love this and want to repost for the new people and those who did not see. I have spent more time on other boards here since my mom passed in Sept of SCLC w/mets and my mother in law w/EC in October, but I still pop in and read and wish all of you the best in whatever stage of your journey…
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Wishing all a Peaceful Week.....
Hey gang, I pop in and see how you all are doing often, but spend most of my time on grief/emotional support boards lately. (or somewhere lost in my head.....getting use to the voices of insanity) Enjoy the holidays the best you can while walking this journey, the paths are different, but the walk is similar. Be good to…
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husband with small cell lung cancer 1st scan
my husband has limited small cell lung cancer he was diagnosed in august of this year he just finished his last chemo treatment thanksgivivng week and finished radiation as well he went in for his first scan tuesday and got his results back yesterday the news was wonderful as well as questionable he had a 6 centimeter…
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"Sing a song with a friend, change the shape that I'm in, and get back in the game"
(Blaze Foley reference) Today I visited Chemo Palace, where OncoMan resides along with his bevy of needle stabbers and chemo pushers. I was, for whatever reason, not worried. I honestly do not know why. There were moments of trepidation, to be sure, especially while waiting in the exam room, but nothing major like I've…
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First Oncologist Visit
Well, I had my first oncologist appointment today and I must say I was surprised at what I saw and heard. As some have noted on this board, there is an apparent cure for cancer that is being kept secret so the big Pharmaceutical companies, in a conspiracy with the FDA, can make huge profits, thereby employing many more…