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Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III
Support for those diagnosed with Stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
lung cancer stage 3 B inoperable (adenocarcinoma)
- By lge · New reply 8:42 am
- 2 replies
- I cant get her into another onocologist without insurance every one wants around $500.00+ to even see her. I also had a concern the doctor would not answer all my questions after he said she was inoperable ...
I Am Worried
- By simplyklb · New reply yesterday at 8:17 pm
- 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 ...
lung cancer chemo treatment
- By lge · New reply yesterday at 10:58 am
- 8 replies
- my sis went to get her chemo yesterday and the doc didn't give her her chemo he said it was cause she had bronchitis and he would make her sicker. Does anyone know if this is true or if it is because ...
Pain in lower back ribs
- By kailani · New reply November 5, 2009
- 4 replies
- I'm hoping someone can help. For the past 2 weeks I've been experiencing severe pain in my lower left rib cage, more in the back than the front. I contacted my ONC as any pain I always think it's cancer ...
Vitamin D in conjunction with Tarceva???
- By sojourner · New reply November 5, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi Everyone, This topic may have been covered before but I am newish to the site and thought I would bring it up again. I have stage IIIb nsclc (BAC). Inoperable. I had 5 rounds of carbo/taxol and have ...
Just wondering
- By Barbara1 · New reply November 4, 2009
- 10 replies
- I have met this nasty beast twice, the first time in 2004 with removal of my right upper lobe no futher treatment due to no lymph node involvement. In 2006 I had a lymph node in mediastatium non operable ...
Xeloda?
- By hellored · New reply November 4, 2009
- 1 reply
- FIrst of all I want to thank you all for jumping in and passing along your recommendations for an Oncologist up at Yale for my Dad. I was wondering if anyone has been on Xeloda? For the last 10 days in ...
STIMUVAX vaccine week 1
- By Radamidov · New reply November 4, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi guys, So my mother got accepted into the phase III of this worldwide clinical trial. A few of you have emailed me to keep you posted on her status and what happens, how she feels etc. So I will be ...
Recommendation for Oncologist at Yale/New Haven
- By hellored · New reply November 4, 2009
- 17 replies
- Hi there, I have just joined this amazing group. What inspiration! My father has just started his fight. He is on his second round of Chemo (Taxotere/Cisplatin).He seems to be handling it okay with mostly ...
Need to hear from any and all Tarceva Users....need help!
- By jdmo · New reply November 3, 2009
- 10 replies
- Well I never thought after surgery, 16 weeks of chemo, and 6 weeks of radiation that the last leg of the treatment could be the worst.....BUT it appears to be that way. My husband is now taking Tarceva ...
Good one year scan results. What next?
- By erich · New reply November 3, 2009
- 9 replies
- It's been one year since I ended treatment for Stage IIIA NSCLC. My treatments were radiation and chemo (cisplatin and etopocide) only, no surgery. My six-month CT Scan was NED and the latest showed no ...
Best Books to Read
- By TamiO · New reply November 3, 2009
- 13 replies
- I read an amazing book by a woman in my area who beat final stage melanoma 100% through God called "A Blessed Journey" by Cindy Cox. I thought it would be nice if you could recommend books that have helped ...
PET scan results - L4 vertebrae lit up...
- By miwawrka · New reply November 2, 2009
- 6 replies
- I´m seeking further advice from you, dear survivors and caregivers...my mum had her PET scan last week and the results said that the lumbal vertebrae L4 proved evidence of cancer...we had an X-ray and ...
First Post treatment Scan News......hmmmm?????
- By jdmo · New reply November 1, 2009
- 5 replies
- I havent posted in a while, but am interested to hear any comments .....my husband just had his FIRST post treatment CT scan......as some of you know, he had an upper left lobectomy in Feb., then 16 weeks ...
pneumonitis?????
- By debbien · New reply November 1, 2009
- 12 replies
- my husband has had 1/3 of his r lung removed after dx of stage 3 nsclc. he had chemo and then 5 weeks radiation. he didnt seem to have side effects from the radiation, but now 3 months later, he got a ...
lung cancer oncologist
- By lge · New reply October 31, 2009
- 14 replies
- I have concerns my sister is not getting the best treatment for her desease. Is there lung cancer specialist onocologist? Are there difffernt types of chemo and Rad. for lung cancer visa vera other cancers ...
Meeting with Dr. Doom
- By TamiO · New reply October 31, 2009
- 15 replies
- I met with Dr. Doom today (my pessimistic surgeon). It's been 3 weeks since my lobectomy and my surgeon wanted to see me and check everything out. He really worried me because he said that it's very "worrisome ...
STIMUVAX and LUCANIX LUNG CANCER VACCINES!!!
- By Radamidov · New reply October 30, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi to all my friends on here. So I felt it was important for me to share what I have learned in the last week or so about these new lung cancer vaccines that are in clinical trials. First off, thank you ...
Crap
- By CKP · New reply October 29, 2009
- 9 replies
- Unfortunately, there is a 1cm spot on my liver. The oncologist is sending me to a liver specialist in Cincinnati. I should know by Friday when I get to go. Everything else is still clear. Wasn't there ...
Can't Claim NED yet
- By Barb267 · New reply October 27, 2009
- 11 replies
- I can't claim NED yet, I even asked. They saw a hazy image in my left lung (still find it amazing that my lower lobe filled in where my upper lobe was), but it could just be left overs from radiation ...