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Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III
Support for those diagnosed with Stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
My PET Scan Results
- By TheHmip · New reply 12:43 pm
- 7 replies
- Had my 6th round of Chemo 2 1/2 weeks ago. Had a CT Scan, PET Scan and MRI of my brain this past week. No more tumors in my brain. My larger tumors in my lung and lymph nodes have shrunk. The smaller ...
Cancer on the Rib Cage?
- By Mydaddy · New reply 11:30 am
- 2 replies
- Hello, My dads ONC has told my mom that from my dads original PET scan that he thinks that my dads lc may also be on his rig cage. Is this a common thing. He has only had the radiation on his lung and ...
Older people and NSCLC 3B diagnoses?
- By aeliznn · New reply yesterday at 6:06 pm
- 5 replies
- My 81 year old grandmother was recently diagnosed with Stage 3B NSCLC. She has a tumor on her lung as well as pleural effusion. She has fluid with cancer cells in the lining of the lung which is why she ...
More than one cancer????
- By momshere · New reply July 2, 2009
- 12 replies
- Is it possible to have 2 different types of cancer in your lungs? My daughter has lung cancer in both her right and left lung. She had a biopsy on her left lung today....right lung was biopsied 2 weeks ...
St. Claire Medical Center
- By Mydaddy · Posted July 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Just wondering if anyone on this site has or known anyone that has been treated for lung cancer at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead Kentucky. My dad is being treated there with Chemo & Radiation ...
It's back, advice needed
- By Bertha23 · New reply July 1, 2009
- 20 replies
- Hi folks, I'm Stage III A Squamous with advanced local lung cancer in my upper right lobe. I was diagnosed April 2008 and finished treatment in mid-October (33 radiation sessions, chemo Cisplatin and ...
Has anyone experienced shoulder pain from their port?
- By merylee · New reply June 30, 2009
- 6 replies
- Thankfully, I've been NED for over 6 months but I've been having neck and shoulder pain that I believe is being caused by my power port. Could it have shifted and is now pressing on a nerve? I don't know ...
chest pain after first radiation treatment
- By debbien · New reply June 30, 2009
- 2 replies
- hi, my husband casey has stage 3 and after surgery and chemo has just started rt. we were told he would not have side effects for 2 - 3 weeks. well today after coming home, he felt like someone punched ...
Tarceva Side Effects
- By PattyLynn · New reply June 29, 2009
- 11 replies
- I have been on Tarceva for 3 months now and have has the rash and diarhea. My hair seems to be thinning out an awful lot...is this typical??? I have also been having muscle cramps/spasms in my feet, calves ...
Lung Cancer, Our friendship could be over, due to anger
- By beadedimagery · New reply June 29, 2009
- 25 replies
- I didn't think it was possible to be a caretaker for yet another person in my life with Lung Cancer or any major illness for that matter. I was young when my Father died of Lung Cancer. My brother was ...
ISO large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma survivor
- By kismet · New reply June 28, 2009
- 6 replies
- My sister-in-law has recently started treatment for a stage IIIA large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung with a tumor in the mediastinum. She is in her early 40s and a mother to three young children ...
Mom finished treatments
- By lovingdaugther · New reply June 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- On Thursday my Mom finished her treatments ... 32 radiation treatments, 4 Cisplatin and 9 Etoposide. Now we wait ... We've been told 2 - 3 months before they will take a scan. I am visualizing the doctor's ...
Life and Death in a dog eyes
- By Sherri2 · New reply June 27, 2009
- 6 replies
- I saw this and it made me smile They can be eccentric, slow afoot, even grouchy. But dogs live out their final days, says The Washington Posts Gene Weingarten, with a humility and grace we all could learn ...
Help with nausea
- By klcovert · New reply June 26, 2009
- 8 replies
- I'm back with questions....mom was dx the end of March. She had 7 weekly rounds of chemo carbo/taxol and 35 daily radiation treatments. She did so great during the first 5 1/2 - 6 weeks. The last week ...
test results-questions
- By jen80 · New reply June 26, 2009
- 9 replies
- My mom has stage 3a lung cancer and has undergone chemo and radiation. Her first check up last week stated that the tumor in her lung has shrunk, the lymph nodes have stayed the same but they have found ...
Iressa Fatigue
- By ravigreenville · New reply June 26, 2009
- 1 reply
- Dad last PET results says NED.He is on Iressa from past 3months. He want to be in bed always talks less,seems tired.Is it normal because of fatigue caused by Iressa? He just goes for a 1/2 mile walk once ...
Alimta - The Good, the bad, and the Ugly?
- By simplyklb · New reply June 25, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi All, It has been awhile since I posted here. My mom had her most recent scans on June 15th. We got the results yesterday and not good. Her original tumor and some lymph nodes hear er aortic arch have ...
Am I being treated aggressively enough?
- By MichaelD · New reply June 25, 2009
- 5 replies
- Three years ago I finished surgery/chemo/radiation for cancer at the base of the tongue. Thought I was clear till a PET scan showed hot spots in the right lung and one lymph node. Biopsy showed squamous ...
Doing another HAPPY DANCE!!!!!!
- By southernfriedmom · New reply June 24, 2009
- 6 replies
- I didn't want to post that my dad had another set back. The doc's weren't sure if he had an infection or he had mets...His CT scan last month showed that there was an area in the LLL. The primary tumor ...
How long does pain last after lobe removal?
- By sweetpotato · New reply June 23, 2009
- 35 replies
- I had surgery May 2, 08 to remove the upper lobe of my left lung. The surgery was done after radiation and chemo treatments. I then had follow-up chemo that was called 'mop-up' by my doctor. I still have ...