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Lung Cancer

Stent
Does anyone know if a stent in the esophagus can slip once the chemo is taking affect. My husband is having trouble once again swallowing
possible lung cancer
Hi, I have been on this site in the past as I was going through breast cancer, mastectomy and chemo-12/06-06/07. I have been off chemo since 07 and have had no reoccurance of breast cancer. I did have pre-cancer cells found in my thyroid and had surgery in 2008 with no chemo needed. In October of this year, along with my…
OXYGEN 24/7 STAGE 3B
I have recently been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and will start my treatments next week.They will be doing radiation and chemotherapy simultaneously for 7 weeks while I was waiting I came down with a respiratory infection and have been put on cough medicne,antibiotics and full time oxygen... Has anyone had…
Scanziety
Tomorrow I go for my first CT Scan since I finished chemo and radiation, needless to say I'm anxious about what the results will be. The Drs seem to think the treatment was successful but I won't believe anything until they tell me what the scan results are. I know everyone here goes through this at one point or another so…
no chemo after surgery ?
hello. my mother was sent home from hospatial yestaday after she had two parts of her lung removed the upper and the bottom part of the left lung. she was in hospatial for three weeks, after many compilcations she got through it. i have to say when i ask the doctors questions they are very vauge. they tell me it was stage…
Hair growth
How long after chemo is finished does it take for the hair to start growing? It is almost 4 weeks since I finished chemo and don't see much growth of any hair. Is there something that is good to use on the head for hair growth? Thank you very much. Cindy
Refusing ALL treatment
any one out there also refusing chemo or everything else? adeno stage 4
New Traditions
Hey all, I should probably post this elsewhere and may but..... Most know my story, lost my mom to SCLC 9/23, just dx 3/1. Lost my mother in law to EC 10/24, dx late June. Holidays are coming. My family ALWAYS got together at mom's, husbands family never had anything....Plus the fact mom's bday is Nov 27th. I have 2…
I am new to this site.
Just introducing myself to this site. I have moved here from Inspire. Chris
carboplatin, avastin and paclitaxel...anyone had these chemo drugs i am newly on?
Hi all, I started chemo two days ago. Above are the drugs they are giving me for my lung cancer. My doctor said I should do well on them. So far so good. I'm just looking for some input from people who have had these drugs. Any info you could give me would we great. God bless all of you, Scott
Temodar for multiple brain mets
My husband was dx with sclc 2 years ago and in March this year with non-sclc as well. He has had IV chemo 2 seperate times, radiation on his torso,neck & brain. He had gamma-knife done 3 times. Now they have him on Temodar alone and yesterday he finished his second dosing in a 5 on 21 day off schedule. We saw the doc on…
thank you for your welcome
hello, my name is shaun. i live in barcelona spain. my mother who is 73 was diogonised on august the 26 2010 with lung cancer.this has broken my heart i did not know what to do or say. but my mother is a very postive person always smile. 3 weeke ago my mother had her right lung removed, but the same evening she had to have…
Hepatic Embolization of the liver
My 35 yr old Fiance was diagnosed with Stage IV Parotid Gland cancer (a salvitory cancer) in August 2010. It has spread to his spine (6 tumors- C5, C6, C7, T1, T3, T10) and to his liver (10.6cm tumor). After a surgery to remove the primary tumor, radiation and two rounds of chemo (taxol and carbo-platin)they have pulled…
anyone with brain mets that cause vision and balance issues?
my dad's dizziness seems to be getting worse! the ONC told us that if the radiation didn't help, nothing would. that was a hard pill for dad to swallow! he finished radiation in june and has had 2 treatments of Alimta/Avastin that started in Sept. he has been able to go down to just 1mg of decadron a day vs. the 4 he was…
Interested in speaking at public schools?
Hello all. I am searching for a young lung cancer survivor (from smoking) to speak at a few elementary and high schools in my community. I am located in Reway, California. If anyone is intereted please email me. A grant will cover your travel expenses and time. Thank you! God bless.
swollen ankles/feet and fatigue
My wife was diagnosed w/non smoker sclc in August 09 with mets to brain and center of chest.Treatment has consisted of 15 WBR treatments, then 12 cycles of carbo & Alimpta. Tests/scans up to the 11th chemo showed a decrease in the brain lesions as well as the large mass in right lobe, however scans after the 12th once gain…
loss of balance
Hi , My mom has nsclc and also had a tumor removed from her brain . All her pet scans and brain mri show progress no new tumors and shrinking of the tumors in the lungs . The problem is she seems to be more and more unsteady by the day and her legs and feet are swollen.Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jean
waiting
i have non smll cell lung cancer. start chemo and rad. in two weeks. chemo is three mondays in a row. the radiation is twice a day for two weeks. is this odd?
HELLO
HI HAVE JUST JOINED THIS GROUP I AM FROM SPAIN. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY HELLO . SHAUN
Stage 4 NSCLC Chest always heavy
I had a lobectomy of the lower left lobe in September 2007 after being diagnosed with nsclc, stage 1a in July of that year. The heaviness in my chest since the surgery never went away and now it is even worse. I had almost 2 yrs. of clean scans and then in October 2008, I was diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc. I have been on…
Has anyone suffered from pleural effusion due to lung cancer like my father?plz help
Dear Friends, My father is suffering from lung cancer and bilateral pleural fluid effusion,there is a chest tube in his right lung in which pleural fluid gets collected,9 days back he was given first chemo,after which the pleural fluid shot up from 400ml per day to 1100ml to 850 ml to 800ml to 650 ml to 600 ml to 500 ml in…
in today's paper
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/health/research/05cancer.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
Wear Your Pearls this month
Remember to wear your pearls or ivory colored ribbons for the month of November. It is National LUng Cancer Awareness month.
'Spiral' CT scans can cut lung cancer deaths
Trial of 53,000 smokers is first to show screening can save lives By Maggie Fox Reuters WASHINGTON — "Spiral" CT scans cut lung cancer deaths in smokers by 20 percent, researchers reported Thursday in a finding that validates a controversial theory that screening can save lives. The low-dose scans, a type of X-ray that…
Achy Stiff Joints
I am 57 years old and was DX NSCLC in May, VATS in May with lower left lobe lobectomy. Staged 3a with 3 lymph nodes involved. Chemo - Cisplatin and Vinorelbine June - Aug, Rads Sept-October. Ok, so that takes care of the details. I feel like every joint in my body aches now. I used to be able to get down on the floor to…
New lung cancer patient/introduction
Hi all, My name is Scott and I've just been diagnosed with lung cancer. I have one large tumor center chest, just above the heart and in between the lung. A smaller tumor is in the right chest. I am a 55 yr old male who smoked for over 35 years. I have wonderful doctors who communicate about me with each other and actually…
Seeking information for a good friend
Hi Everyone, I am here for a good friend who is a lung cancer patient. She has been on Alimta for the past 15 months (and folic acid & B12 shots). She went for a PET Scan and some areas lit up. Her doctor operated last Thursday and removed 3 spots. He said the biopsy reported cancer and this is a new cancer not a…
sclc and nsclc treated the same?????
In 01/10, my mother got a chest x-ray after a bout of bronchitis. For some reason, one of her kidneys was captured and a mass was found, however there was also a spot on her lung which they determined was scar tissue from a recent episode of pnemonia. The mass on her kidney was found to be renal carcinoma--which was…
Coming Back
well the last month and half have been hard, the Hospice people thought I was at my end. Margi and I kinda did too. but I am on the mend again, overriding another prognosis they had. I battled pneumonia (aspirating) Thrush severe, UTI, and enlarge proostrate. But i am ready to help anyone who wants my help. The Docs had my…
Need some encouragement
I was diagnosed in May with limited sclc. Since them I have had chemo and radiation, the last radiation was about a month ago. My problem is I still really can't eat anyhting but soup, pudding etc and even those can send me into fits of nausea. The Drs keep saysing it'll go away eventually, frankly I'm tired of waiting and…

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