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I have lung cancer and psoriasis
- By bratrice · New reply 8:14 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 5 replies
- Does anyone out there have psoriasis and lung cancer? I was diagnosed with cancer in July 08. Have had radiation and chemo beginning in 08/08 and then again from 04/09-06/09. I had 3 rounds of Avastin ...
Please pray for Clark!!!!!
- By tiffmomiff · New reply 8:12 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 8 replies
- i just got off the phone with becky "bexterf". clark is still in the hospital. Becky is asking that we pray and pray HARD! we are praying for a miracle she said. miracles happen everyday and lets pray ...
prayers please
- By BridgetteMom · New reply 8:10 am
- Journal · 1 reply
- My family needs strength. Please pray for us. Pray that we can hold it together, be strong and honor my Mother's wishes. Thank you, Bridgette, Gretchen, Clint and Ed ...
Getting a 2nd Opinion
- By Mom3x · Posted 7:19 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 0 replies
- Its been a rough couple of weeks. My dad has been in the ER and hospital. They thought he had a heart attack. He has severe burning in the center of his chest. The EKG was irregular but the blood work ...
John Hopkins Health Letter
- By Blondezilla · New reply 7:09 am
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 1 reply
- I just wanted to share this letter with all of you that a dear friend had e-mailed to me the other day. Most of us already know about a lot of this info., but it may be interestesting for the newcomers ...
Praise God!
- By cierrad111 · New reply 7:04 am
- Discussion in Good news · 3 replies
- My Dad's PET scan results came back yesterday...They cannot find the spot on his lung...ITS GONE!!!! However, the spot on his throat is still there...no bigger no smaller...SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS...his cell ...
I NEED MY FRIENDS PRAYERS AGAIN
- By stage1 · New reply 6:47 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage I · 5 replies
- The doctors just found 2 lumps in my sisters left breast. They don't know if it is cancer but they said it looked "suspicious". I am so afraid for her. She is very distraught. She is 19 months younger ...
7 n0v 500am
- By levi · New reply 6:30 am
- Journal · 3 replies
- looking like slow day here wx nice 30 40s ...
I'm no longer an air head
- By Toddy · New reply 5:47 am
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 19 replies
- Just a little update. I went to see my neurosurgeon last Monday. He had a CT done and all the air that had accumulated in my cranial cavity had been reabsorbed. Then he checked the brain shunt and it ...
Finally Getting Better After a Week!
- By Barb723 · New reply 5:46 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- Hello everyone, I have not been on lately but I have been trying to keep up with everyone. I received my chemo last wed. I also got my vit.B12 shot and the flu shot. Everything was going ok until Sunday ...
Breast, Lung and Pancreatic cancer survivor story.
- By gijacklin · New reply 5:27 am
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 2 replies
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzlwNc6ra lA ...
Another good day for Bob.
- By medium · New reply 5:23 am
- Journal · 3 replies
- Bob had another good day today. He had his second radiation treatment and his breathing is already a lot better. He has also eaten toast, icecream, and cake!!!!Yipee!!! Could you believe that something ...
Do I Dare???
- By Chi-Dreamer · New reply 4:57 am
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 6 replies
- I just received an email from ACS that at our local University they are having "the Great American Smoke Out" Sponsored by no other but ACS. I am so tempted to go there just to challenge ACS for funding ...
NCI responsed to my funding question
- By Barb267 · New reply 4:53 am
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 1 reply
- I had e-mail back and and forth with NCI and I think that someone finally took the time to formulate an answer that would shut me up. I put my last e-mail then theirs. It's long. > Sent: Friday, October ...
Info: Dont know if this has been posted or not
- By llacy · New reply 4:39 am
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 1 reply
- Has anyone visited the site: www.oncologystat.com? I am by no means promoting it, however, it seems like a lot of good information and updates can be received from there. Its an oncology site and all ...
Clinical trials
- By Niks · New reply 4:37 am
- Discussion in Treatment options · 2 replies
- So mother has stage iv lung cancer. With matastises in a couple of areas. She has been told she is eligible for a clinical trial. I want to make the right with her. Do we go with the typical three drug ...
sclc only please
- By BridgetteMom · New reply 1:59 am
- Journal · 23 replies
- So, I don't even know why I'm posting, but here is goes. Mom has sclc dx 8 months ago now with mets to lymph, adrenal, brain and possibly liver. She has Ascites (fluid in the abdomen) scheduled to be ...
Is Confusion Normal on Chemo?
- By GitarGrl · New reply 1:49 am
- Journal · 8 replies
- I read a comment somewhere on this board referring to something like "chemo head" or something... I'm wondering if chemo drugs can affect memory or cause confusion. Anybody have any opinions on this ...
Well, it's chemo time again!
- By Marg · New reply 1:18 am
- Journal · 3 replies
- Mike had an appointment with Dr Saba today to get results from a CT scan I requested last Friday. The scan results were about what we thought. The cancer is growing again. This time it is back in his ...
please pray for Jim and Dorothy
- By Gwynne · New reply 1:11 am
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 7 replies
- Please pray for a miracle for my step dad Jim who was just diagnosed with lung cancer 2 months ago. He was strong and ready to fight. Now he is in bed on morphine and was told the radiation treatments ...
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