Support for those diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
- By hopefuldaughter · Yesterday at 10:42 pm
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- So, today was my Mom's PET scan at Dana Farber (62, with lung tumor near heart and mets to the spine and pelvis that have been radiated). I was absolutely expecting the worst possible news. My way of ...
- By Magnolia444 · Yesterday at 9:03 pm
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- Hi everyone. Today the oncologist shared the side effects of both drugs and basically it seems like it's a crapshoot as far as side effects go. My dad suffers from a horrible rash and the Tarceva just ...
- By localsun · Yesterday at 5:17 pm
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- We were supposed to start a clinical trial, mom has NSCLC (adenocarcinoma) and the clinical trial was to consist of carboplatin, avastin and toxotere and then my dad got a phone call this morning and ...
- By kimba1 · Yesterday at 11:14 am
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- Mom just got the news Friday about her liver metastasis and I am checking on other treatments in case she does not respond to the chemo/ radiation. Has anyone on this site ever had any experience with ...
- By pamC1 · Yesterday at 6:48 am
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- Is anyone out there on BIBW 2992? Can you please tell me what your experience is so far. Or if you have build resistance to tarceva or Iressa, what you have gone on next and has it helped at all. Does ...
- By GypsyGirl · October 6, 2008
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- We went for my husbands appointment today at the University Hospital. They drew more blood work and we filled out paperwork. They put his info into a computer and it decided which study group he would ...
- By kaencarsmom · October 6, 2008
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- My dad gets the sweats. Cold sweats. Anyone else get these?? I am going crazy with this. I swear i am ...
- By kaencarsmom · October 6, 2008
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- My dad is prodominatly squamous cell. He probably wont have the results with chemo that he would have if he were adenocarcinoma entirely. I am terrifed for him. I am looking for ANYONE who did respond ...
- By risliz1218 · October 6, 2008
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- I am sick of hearing this question: Person: "Did your mom smoke?" Me: "Yes" Person: Oh....(add silence here) Ok folks, lets go back to when our parents, husbands, friends began smoking and WERE NOT aware ...
- By Tony590 · October 6, 2008
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- I am 66 years old. Live Alone. Relatives working. I will have to undergo chemo in several weeks after some tests. I had a lung tumor that was removed on Feb. 08. Stage 1. It went metastatic to the right ...
- By risliz1218 · October 6, 2008
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- Hello- My mother woke up today with heavy, rapid breathing. She is stage 4 nsmclc, and I was not sure if this is a result of the Carbo/Taxol combo. I feel so bad, but when I caled her at lunch today to ...
- By Jay1 · October 6, 2008
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- Hi! My father has started chemo treatment for NSCLC. He has had 1 and 1/2 cycles of chemo. About a year ago he had symptoms of early dementia. Since he started the treatment he has had severe confusion ...
- By kaencarsmom · October 5, 2008
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- I am so sick of all of this. My poor daddy. I hate that so many people are dealing with cancer. I freaking hate cancer. I decided to do something i should NOT have done. my dad had his what was supposed ...
- By hopefuldaughter · October 5, 2008
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- Hi everyone - Question time. Mom, 62, NCSLC IV, has had two rounds of carbo / taxol, three weeks apart, in third week after second infusion. She's been suffering from rapid heartbeat. Docs don't seem ...
- By regapi · October 5, 2008
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- Hello!!!!! is somebody with taxotere, I am in y 3 quimio and then Ill have a TAC to see if is working I am worried because I missed 3 more. I feel just find but any way...i would like to talk with somebody ...
- By Hope4Pops · October 5, 2008
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- I have researched the Vit C treatments online until I was blue in the face. Seems like it is definately worth trying! I have ready tons of good stuff about it and it's affects on Cancer. I was wondering ...
- By kaencarsmom · October 4, 2008
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- My dad just had his third chemo and will be having a scan soon. We are terrified. I have a few questions... FIRST of all....... he always says he has these bee sting types of pains in his side RIGHT where ...
- By DARRELL1 · October 4, 2008
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- I have survived for 5 years now after chemo and radiation. Surgery was unsuccessful. Someone mentioned a medication called LDN. Can someone tell me what it is? I have been off medication for a year, but ...
- By cauby · October 4, 2008
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- I have a question for you all out there. Who is your primary physician through all this? Is is the onclogist? Lung doctor? General MD? I'm not always sure who to contact with my symptoms. Thanks for any ...
- By Tony590 · October 4, 2008
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- I had a primary lung carcinoma and had it removed in Feb. 08. A six month postoperative cat scan revealed a mass on my right adrenal gland. 4cm I had that removed on 09/09/08. I went from Stage 1 with ...
