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nsclc
- By grattoncd · New reply July 2, 2009
- 8 replies
- i'm wanting to no if anyone with nsclc stage 111B. thats being seen at sloan ketteling if i'm spelling that right a friend will be going there in NY on the 16th she thinks her doctor is givivg her the ...
27 year-old woman, typical carcinoid tumor, need advice
- By liligoldman · New reply June 20, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hello all, First of all let me say I am so inspired and awed by everyone here who has been so brave in the face of cancer. I am looking to all of you fighters out there for support and advice. I am only ...
New Lung Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Fighting Early -Stage Lung Cancer
- By dmz · Posted June 11, 2009
- 0 replies
- Found this recent article: http://smoking-quit.info/novel-lung-canc er-vaccine-shows-promise-in-fighting-ear ly-stage-lung-cancer ...
7mm nodule
- By donb_1965 · New reply June 7, 2009
- 13 replies
- Today I had to have a CT scan done for some broken vertebra in my back from an injury i had 3 months ago, but when i got my report back it made mention of a 7 mm noncalcified nodule at the left lung base ...
STAND UP TO CANCER FUNDING
- By lucy56 · New reply June 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi Iam new to a computer and I can not spell to save my life so please bear with me me Okay here go,s my first post I have heard that the money raised for Stand Up For Cancer Research has been given out ...
Did anyone get a Strange Email??
- By Chi-Dreamer · New reply May 26, 2009
- 7 replies
- Did anyone receive a strange email from someone named Bianca? I am cautious due to the message is looking for love and a friend and appears from out of the US. She said she got my email from Inspire ...
Need info on new pericardial effusion folllowing vats surgery
- By csmith8354 · New reply May 8, 2009
- 5 replies
- On march 16 I had a VATS surgery to remove a tumor in my upper left lung. I had a upper left lung resection and was told that I'm cancer free. Got sent home too early and was back at the hospital for ...
To Dr.West or Survivors: NCSLC Squamous Treatment Ideas?
- By sunshine2gal · New reply April 27, 2009
- 9 replies
- What treatments might work the best for stage IV NCSLC squamous? Are there other drug options if the first line doesn't work well? Thanks ...
Agent Orange and Service Connected Disability
- By Nova_Scotia · New reply April 26, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello I would like to know if anyone out there that has been diagonised with Small Cell Lung Cancer has been able to recieved a service connected disability with the VA due to Agent Orange. My husband ...
ct scan
- By tlookingforcurestge4 · New reply April 23, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello everyone, Was wondering if you ask for the lowest amount of radiation to be given while having a ct scan done, does it affect your results reading in any way? Thank You, Tonya ...
Agent Orange and Service Connected Disability
- By Nova_Scotia · New reply April 22, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello I would like to know if anyone out there that has been diagonised with Small Cell Lung Cancer has been able to recieved a service connected disability with the VA due to Agent Orange. My husband ...
Tarceva - dry mouth & dry skin
- By Maikido · New reply April 21, 2009
- 15 replies
- I've been on Tarceva about 5 or 6 weeks now and I think i'm getting extremely dry; manly inside my ears but now my tongue is getting dry too, especially if I don't drink a lot of water during the day ...
LC Pray-ers
- By KATHEF · New reply April 19, 2009
- 18 replies
- Hi, you all pray a lot. I covet your prayers. In the midst of Mom's SCLC and anxiously obsessing about how long my mother will end up living, my otherwise healthy 40 year old cousin died during childbirth ...
Acid Reflux
- By mamanolte · New reply April 5, 2009
- 14 replies
- This was in the February issue of Prevention magazine. While I didn't chew gum I did have hard candy. Never made the connection but it did provide some relief. Cheryll Here's the text: "Here's an easy ...
does anyone out there have carcinoid lung cancer?
- By marcia1 · New reply April 5, 2009
- 12 replies
- I'm looking for people who have or had typical or atypical carcinoid lung cancer. It's a neuroendocrine cancer. I would like to hear about how you discovered it, what were your symptoms, how it was treated ...
cetuximab/ertibix
- By tonsil · New reply April 2, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi Can anyone help with late side affects from cetuximab/ertibix. i am experiencing hair loss 14 months after treatment finished. i also have a very itchy scalp and the spots have returned that you get ...
New Decision regarding posting events and products
- By amymaura · New reply March 31, 2009
- 51 replies
- Greetings, From time to time, we see posts regarding a product or an event for a variety of organizations and individuals. We often get mixed responses about these posts, both publicly and privately ...
HELP! I'm drowning in insurance bills
- By willets · New reply March 18, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi guys I just got my 1st group of chemo etc. hospital bills...very confusing. How do you check these figures for accuracy if they seem extreme? Is there a lc for dummies book that might help? Do you ...
Small cell without lung
- By dphud · Posted March 14, 2009
- 0 replies
- I have a journal going but I have a new question - I am curious how many of you out there are diagnosed as small cell carcinoma, but have absolutely no lung or other organ involvement??? ?? We are having ...
Extremely emotional after thoracotomy
- By liligoldman · New reply March 12, 2009
- 18 replies
- Just wondering if anyone else out there has experienced this: I am extremely emotional after having open thoracic surgery 3 weeks ago. I can't even watch a touching commercial on TV without starting to ...