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Stage IV Squamous NSCLC FGFR1 marker

By CST · New reply 3:54 pm
Journal · 29 replies
Good morning, I am trying a couple new chemo infusions to see if we can stop the growth of new tumors. 34 months have had cisplatinum/Gemzar 6 rounds, Carboplatinum/Taxol with 5 weeks radiation. Had a ...

prayers for a Little Girl (Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Grade III on brain stem)

By attilafromhungary · New reply 11:59 am
Journal · 8 replies
Dear All, I am a father of a 5 and a half years old beautiful girl, Bogika. We live in Hungary and till February 18th 2013 we had beautiful life with Bogika and with my wife, Zsuzsi. On February 18th ...

Is anyone a primary caregiver for a parent?

By JasonHart · New reply 9:31 am
Discussion in Family, friends and caregivers · 8 replies
Hello all, My mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer in late July, 4 days before her 70th birthday, and now it's unfortunately morphed to Stage 4 after chemo and radiation. We're very close ...

Starting 2nd phase of treatments

By Veramk · New reply yesterday at 2:25 pm
Journal · 2 replies
Hello...been a member since march/2013, but just been silent up until now. I was dx with nsclc...squam...stage 2 with 1 node near by tumor involved. Had my whole left lung removed on march 15th, 2013 ...

No longer in remission :( Need positive thoughts!

By kim0916 · New reply yesterday at 10:56 am
Journal · 8 replies
I was diagnosed with nsclc stage 3b in May of 2012. I had radiation & chemo (vp16 & Cisplatin) and was in remmission as of my Nov 7th 2012 scan. All was well until my scan on May 8, 2013. I now have a ...

More about medical error

By dribrook · New reply May 19, 2013
Journal · 1 reply
Medical and surgical errors increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’ hospital stays, and morbidity and mortality. I did not realize how common they are until I became a cancer ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 205 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Celebrate With Me!

By jmills · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 8 replies
I finished my OS3 Exam 3 parts 2 and 3 today!! All done with in-house exams, woohoo!!! Now I just have a neurobio miniboard next Tuesday and a cumulative miniboard next Friday. One...More...Week...I can ...

Flu-like Symptoms Caused an Emergency CT Scan and CBC Today.

By Jer_ · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 18 replies
This morning began in a left inguinal lymph node being a little touchy during a shower. I passed it off for being out in the yard all weekend. However, when I drove to work and got out of the vehicle ...

Here we go!!!!

By Lucky2bhere · New reply May 17, 2013
Journal · 16 replies
I am having a CT scan this morning. Because I have been having pain in my chest on my left side. Dr wants to make sure I don't have a blood clot around my heart. I should get the results today. Please ...

Presentation? Check!

By jmills · New reply May 17, 2013
Journal · 7 replies
I finished my community health oral presentation, it was excellent! Now back to the hospital where I will attempt to finish studying for my exams that I have tomorrow and Friday. =/ Apparently my kidney ...

Problems with g-tube and more

By Bobby23 · New reply May 16, 2013
Journal · 12 replies
My g-tube popped out today, my balloon collapsed less than a month and a half after last insertion. Who’s fault is that? My problem is that for many years I’ve been going to the hospital interventional ...

I'm Back

By jmills · New reply May 15, 2013
Journal · 9 replies
Sorry I've been gone, I haven't been feeling well. I wound up staying with my brother's godmother for a few days, but then my dad came up to take care of me, so I'm back at my apartment now. He cleaned ...

Sources sought for article on BRCA genes

By John2 · Posted May 15, 2013
Journal · 0 replies
From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, As part of followup to the news about actress Angelina Jolie and her preventive mastectomy, a senior writer for the health page of TODAY.com ...

Hey!!!!

By Lucky2bhere · New reply May 13, 2013
Journal · 4 replies
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there!!!!! Chris ...

EFGR negative

By CatGolden · New reply May 13, 2013
Discussion in Treatment · 3 replies
Well, here goes..we are new to this and still getting over the shock yet. On April 3rd 2013 my husband stopped at the car wash before going to work and was drying the top of his car and had to step on ...

Some Very Special Mothers

By Mickeral · New reply May 12, 2013
Journal · 1 reply
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength… Oprah Winfrey@BrainyQuote Dear Fellow Travelers: May I offer a big Mother's Day salute to all of you ladies who face tremendous struggles against what ...

New article: Mom's virtual cancer family helps daughter cope with loss

By John2 · Posted May 12, 2013
Journal · 0 replies
From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, I'm writing to share with you a new article on NBC's TODAY.com, "Mom's virtual cancer family helps daughter cope with loss." You can read ...

Title

By jmills · New reply May 12, 2013
Journal · 7 replies
Been getting weird, fast, stabbing headaches and shakes today. Also, I'm on Ambien and Benadryl right now, so things make little sense. My jaw has been hurting, too. It cracks and locks up. My stomach ...

A lecture about medical errors

By dribrook · New reply May 11, 2013
Journal · 14 replies
I recently gave 45 minutes Grand Rounds lecture for the Departments of Medicine in Louisiana State University about medical errors I personally experienced as a patient with cancer. I also discuss their ...

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