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breast cancer surv. of 9 yrs now diag. with stage 3a lung cancer

pjbubbles47
  • By pjbubbles47
  • Posted October 19, 2009 at 8:16 am · 42 replies
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  • Edited October 19, 2009 at 8:17 am
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hi there
Just wanted to see if anyone out there has been in the same situation that i am..i was just about to celebrate my nine yrs in remission of breast cancer and then i was diagnoised with stage 3a lung cancer. had a lung biopsy and its malignant in my upper right lung with positive lymph nodes they want me to do radiation, chemo then a lobectomy..Been down this road before and Im very undersided...Just wanted to know if its a better quality of life just living without the treatment.....then with...hell i know im going to die so i really just want to live life to the fullest until the good lord takes me...anyone please help me i could use a friend right now. god bless you

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