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Discussions
Getting a 2nd Opinion
- By Mom3x · Posted 7:19 am
- 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 · Posted 4:57 am
- 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 ...
Clinical trials
- By Niks · Posted 1:04 am
- In Treatment options · 3 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 ...
Info: Dont know if this has been posted or not
- By llacy · Posted yesterday at 10:58 pm
- 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 ...
Breast, Lung and Pancreatic cancer survivor story.
- By gijacklin · Posted yesterday at 9:56 pm
- In Lung cancer in the news · 2 replies
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzlwNc6ra lA ...
Where to spend your research dollars???
- By berlin2 · Posted yesterday at 8:23 pm
- In Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 0 replies
- I know so many of you are experts on this subject. What is the best place to make a monetary contribution towards research in lung cancer treatment? Thanks for your input. Jane ...
NCI responsed to my funding question
- By Barb267 · Posted yesterday at 7:47 pm
- 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 ...
My Mom
- By Scaredintexas · Posted yesterday at 5:53 pm
- In Treatment options · 2 replies
- My Mom has been sick for about 3 years now, off and on. It all started when she had surgery for her carotid artery which needed to be cleaned out due to the Dr telling her it was 75% blocked. She felt ...
Stage 4 breast cancer question
- By Faith33 · Posted yesterday at 4:44 pm
- In Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 1 reply
- hello, Im new to this website..and was relieved to find this site.. A good friend of mine has stage IV cancer and just found out yesterday that it is in her lungs. she had a "window" placed in the lining ...
I have to be in a bad dream....my poor mom
- By saraa281 · Posted yesterday at 3:26 pm
- In Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 8 replies
- My mom was dx with stage iv lung cancer in sep. 08. She did 7 rounds of chemo and it was too hard on my dad to drive her back and forth. He is 66 and has the disease where his nerves are dying (very painful ...
I Am Worried
- By simplyklb · Posted yesterday at 2:19 pm
- In Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 2 replies
- Hi All, I am worried about Mom. She has been off Tarceva for 3 1/2 weeks. She has hardly any energy... enough to get up and do a few little things and then she is back laying down. She is eating, thanks ...
please pray for Jim and Dorothy
- By Gwynne · Posted yesterday at 12:25 pm
- 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 ...
Does radiation always shrink a tumor?
- By Gwynne · Posted yesterday at 12:17 pm
- In Treatment options · 4 replies
- My step dad, Jim, has received 12 aggressive radiation treatments for lung cancer and today the Dr. said the treatments are not working. His breathing is much worse and he is weaker. He was just diagnosed ...
I NEED MY FRIENDS PRAYERS AGAIN
- By stage1 · Posted yesterday at 11:44 am
- 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 ...
Any News about Haley??
- By Chi-Dreamer · Posted yesterday at 9:51 am
- In Family members and caregivers · 3 replies
- Has anyone heard anything about Haley? It has been awhile since her mother last post. I tried to google her blog and could not find it. Linda ...
Please pray for Clark!!!!!
- By tiffmomiff · Posted yesterday at 9:48 am
- 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 ...
ACS Response
- By Chi-Dreamer · Posted yesterday at 9:13 am
- In Lung cancer in the news · 8 replies
- I emailed ACS in regards to the University Smoke Out and the event in Nov for Breast Cancer here is her response. Feel free to respond to her if you like. Thank you so much for your email. I do understand ...
Woke up with blood in eye
- By MikeS5 · Posted yesterday at 8:23 am
- In Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 4 replies
- I just have a question for the group, my wife woke up this morning with a blood spot in her eye. This has never occurred before. She is on Tarceva (1 1/2 years) and is on a maintenance treatment of Alimta ...
Praise God!
- By cierrad111 · Posted yesterday at 8:06 am
- 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 ...
LC and RA link?
- By sharpie · Posted November 5, 2009
- In What, me worry? · 3 replies
- I am 6 months post op VATS LL lobectomy for carcinoid lc. I recently developed Rheumatoid Arthritis in my thumbs/hands and am now developing nodules on my hands as well. Wondering if anyone here has had ...