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Post good news here - from good scans to celebrations such as weddings and anniversaries.

Discussion leaders: bubbieproven and Barb

Great Scans today!! :-)

gesmommy
  • By gesmommy · New reply yesterday at 3:47 pm
  • 11 replies
  • Hi Everyone...I just came back from the doctors after having my first scans since starting Tarceva. So far its working! My scans show a reduction of the primary mass by 70% in just sixty days ...

Praise God!

cierrad111
  • By cierrad111 · New reply yesterday at 11:53 am
  • 5 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 Believe in Miracles!

CKP
  • By CKP · New reply November 6, 2009
  • 17 replies
  • I got the news from the specialist that he sees NO spot on my liver at all! NOTHING! He looked at the scan, read the report, looked at the scan again and thinks they meant a "less than" 1 cm lesion, NOT ...

Boston Lung Cancer Vigil a Huge Success! Watch TV Clips here!

jgaynor711
  • By jgaynor711 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Last night's vigil was amazing! Over 400 people showed up and stood in the Belvidere Plaza at the Prudential Center for over an hour and a half to listen to incredible speeches from our local legislators ...

Events! Events! Lung Cancer Awareness Month!

amymaura
  • By amymaura · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hi everyone, We keep getting calls from people saying "nothing is happening during Lung Cancer Awareness Month." But there's good stuff happening in many many places! Someone already posted about Shine ...

New Test

Nona
  • By Nona · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Let us pray this this discovery is all that the article promises. [Google Daily Mail to get picture, comments, etc.] Daily Mail New test for lung cancer 'could save thousands' By Jo Macfarlane Last updated ...

Thank you oncology nurses on Today

frenchy
  • By frenchy · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I was so happy to see the oncology nurses yielding their signs for lung cancer awareness on the Today show this morning, thank you ladies. When Al Rooker asked what they were there for they said for lung ...

Todays "Today Show"

sharon717
  • By sharon717 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • My husband just let me know that Al Roker talked to some onocology nurses that were holding a sign about it being Lung Cancer Awareness Month out in the plaza this morning. He didn't do a full interview ...

Great Job in Philadelphia

ati5571
  • By ati5571 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • The Philadelphia Pa Free to Breathe Lung Cancer Walked that i participated in over the weekend raised $206,000.00. That is awesome. And 1781 people participated. Next year i plan to double the size of ...

Nancy Grace

robinwd
  • By robinwd · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Nancy Grace did a great Lung Cancer Awareness month spot last night. She listed all of the important facts that we all espouse, and credited LCA with its (our!) efforts in getting the word out! Thank ...

petitions to the Government

Celia123
  • By Celia123 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Today, I saw my oncologist, we had our usual natter and he told me that he is still surprised that I have got so far with no obvious signs of my inoperable lung cancer returning. He told me that the chemo ...

Resolving pleural effusion

Florence2008
  • By Florence2008 · New reply October 31, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • My husband, dx'd stage IIIb, adenocarcinoma lung ca July 2009. After six rounds carbo/alimta/avastin infusions, latest CT shows no change from previous CT (shrinkage of RUL tumor which may represent scar ...

LDN SCAN RESULTS

abhinj
  • By abhinj · New reply October 30, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Good morning friends: My visit with doc yesterday went very well. He went over my latest scan in great detail. Invited me to sit and view disk with him and he explained everything. (Think I'm falling ...

Was so scared now a small sigh of relief

northgeorgia
  • By northgeorgia · New reply October 30, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • I was diagnosed the middle of August with nsclc. The stage was either 3A or 2B. Because the mass had infiltrated the pulmonary veins and gone into the carina after being put to sleep the thoracic surgeon ...

Wife's affair with bald headed guy over

sclcsurvivor
  • By sclcsurvivor · New reply October 30, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • I have hair again. Last PCI was 6/2/09 and got a haircut this morning. Even though everybody said I looked good bald, I think they were just trying to make me feel good. Happy Day, Cecil ...

Housecleaning Assistance

robinwd
  • By robinwd · New reply October 29, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Check out this website! They offer monthly free housecleaning if you are going through chemo! It says women.....but you guys could challenge them to step up and help out men, too! http://www.cleaningforareason.org ...

Lung Cancer Walk in NYC tomorrow!

Munker
  • By Munker · New reply October 26, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • If you live near or in the NYC area, please join us for the annual Lung Cancer walk in Battery Park. We are meeting near the Staten Island Ferry entry. Would love to meet you if you can make it ...

Four Years NED!

brooklynda
  • By brooklynda · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 80 replies
  • Yahoo - it's official - I just got back from the onc. I am now four years NED! Amazing! Thank you for all your love and support, comforting me when I get scared and especially all the prayers! Blessings ...

Dog and God

sharpie
  • By sharpie · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • the most loving piece about a dog I have ever seen! god too..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZ oY ...

Clear Scan

MelissaC
  • By MelissaC · New reply October 23, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • My friend was diagnosed with lung cancer that spread to her lymph nodes and brain. That was 9 months ago. She had chemo, radiation and the gamma knife for her brain mets. I found out yesterday that her ...

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