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jagadeesh
  • By jagadeesh · New reply 9:13 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 1 reply
  • hi friends.. my father who has recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer..he underwent 3cycles of docitaxel&cisplatin , the tumour has only marginally decreased,so our oncologist has changed it to gemcitabine&cisplatin....now ...

Fungus in Lungs but can't diagnose....Urgent! :(

truelove
  • By truelove · New reply 9:08 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 4 replies
  • Hi everyone, My husband has been in the hospital for three weeks now which one week was in ICU. He was admitted with "pneumonia" and after several days could not breath anymore. They took so many tests ...

Having trouble sleeping and eating...

SuzzieQ
  • By SuzzieQ · New reply 9:05 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 10 replies
  • As mentioned before I was dx on Dec 12 08. I am scheduled for my surgery on Jan 15th but still need to have a PET done. Haven't heard a word regarding the scan and patience is not my strong suit.... I ...

WORK & CARING FOR LOVED ONE

destfla
  • By destfla · New reply 9:05 am
  • Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 5 replies
  • How do you handle working and trying to care for a loved one? I will be leaving home at 6:15am and won't be home til 5pm. How do I get him to radiation and chemo when I don't have enough time to take ...

Our Battle is Almost Over

RiaRia
  • By RiaRia · New reply 8:53 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 2 replies
  • Hello everyone: it has been a difficult few weeks, with several admissions to the hospital and just one complication after another. Sadly, mskcc says they can no longer treat Dad and he is now home under ...

Read that Don M had passed away...

jmichelle
  • By jmichelle · New reply 8:49 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 17 replies
  • I read a post from USMCCAT yesterday where she was asking about Don M. There was a response from Kasey that said he had passed away the day before. It's not really my place but I felt that someone should ...

Bad News from Mom's Doctor today.

jmichelle
  • By jmichelle · New reply 8:43 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 12 replies
  • I'm trying to keep it together right now. Mom had a chest X-ray Monday to see how the Topotecan was working. Come to find out it's NOT!! The tumor has grown. I was so afraid of this happening based on ...

margins

magazine2
  • By magazine2 · Posted 8:36 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 0 replies
  • I have just read the final path report and it really has me confused. I was told all margins clear and lymph nodes clear also. But then I just read this in my report which has me confused. its says" the ...

BAC

magazine2
  • By magazine2 · New reply 8:31 am
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 20 replies
  • I just had surgery for non small lung cancer (bac) which is the kind that cannot be treated with chem or radiation. They removed my right low lobe and wedged out part of 2 upper right ones. I was told ...

Haley has chemo

Truelove71
  • By Truelove71 · New reply 8:28 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 5 replies
  • We took Haley to St.Louis yesterday for her 2nd chemo treatment.They gave us a few ideas on how to keep her from being so nauseous like last time and I hope it works.She has been sleeping for about 14 ...

What are your thoughts?

Flynn
  • By Flynn · New reply 8:13 am
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 3 replies
  • I have met. Stage IV NSCLC. We have tried a number of different medications, they all seem to work really good for 3-6 months and then my body adjusts to them and they no longer work as well. My last ...

NYU, WEILL/CORNELL - ONCOLGISTS

Tony590
  • By Tony590 · New reply 8:13 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 30 replies
  • I had a right lower lobectomy at NYU. It was an adenocarcinoma - Stage 1. A six month postoperative cat scan revealed a mass on my right adrenal gland. I had laparoscopic surgery at Weill/Cornell to remove ...

Diagnosed SCLC

Lynndag
  • By Lynndag · New reply 6:57 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hi every one, first to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. This is my first posting. I have read alot of journals, questions and answers. My Husband George was diagnosed SCLC Aug 3th through ER ...

DAD WAS NED CHRISTMAS EVE.....NOW MRI SHOWS MASSIVE BRAIN CANCER

StuartFL
  • By StuartFL · New reply 6:43 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 10 replies
  • Well to all that have followed my postings, my dad was declared ned on Christmas Eve. I insisted on PCI. MRI was ordered by the radiology onc. and it shows several cancer masses thru brain. How can this ...

Pete has Small Cell Lung Cancer Liver mets

Lamppost
  • By Lamppost · New reply 6:30 am
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 18 replies
  • Hello, This is my first post on this site. My husband is 52 and just diagnosed with extensive SCLC that has metastasized to the liver. The small cell was confirmed with a liver biopsy.The bone scan and ...

Finally!! A successful way to quit smoking.

Deb2957
  • By Deb2957 · New reply 6:17 am
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Debbie's 12 step progam to successfully quit smoking for good!! 1st-Pick a quit date within the next few weeks. 2nd-Start on a prescription of Wellbutrin. Take it as directed by your doctor for about ...

The Stigma of Lung Cancer - A Lesson From The Election

Angie-in-SC
  • By Angie-in-SC · New reply 5:28 am
  • Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 2 replies
  • By Lynne Eldridge MD http://lungcancer.about.com/b/2008/11/06 /the-stigma-of-lung-cancer-a-lesson-from -the-election.htm I enjoyed reading this just now and thought I'd share it with y'all ...

LDN

bing
  • By bing · New reply 1:55 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 12 replies
  • I have sent Dee two e-mails and haven't heard back-she has answered the last things I read as gemhk but I e-mail the the deealo and so on, if anyone can help I am trying to find out who the pharmist are ...

Neck Pain?

KathleenO
  • By KathleenO · New reply 1:43 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 10 replies
  • My S.O. was originally diagnosed with stage IIIa adenocarcinoma. He endured chemoradiatherapy, then right pneumenectomy (complete removal of entire lung). Surgery was completed Oct. 30, 08. For approximately ...

What could we raise

bing
  • By bing · New reply 1:39 am
  • Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 28 replies
  • I read a e-mail last week that asked us to check out John Kanzius site www.Kanziuscancerresearch.com, so I did cause I have been trying to find out what had happened with him after his 60min interview ...

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