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Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV
Support for those diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
"Like he never responded to treatment"
- By tlm2005 · New reply November 23, 2009
- 8 replies
- It has been 6 long, trying months since Tom's diagnosis of stage IV lung adeno with mets to pleura, lymph nodes and bone. During his chemo, he had shrinkage per CT scans. He had 6 rounds of carbo/alimta/avastin ...
Anyone had mono in their past with cancer now?
- By terisa · New reply November 23, 2009
- 13 replies
- I had a thought the other day, when my naturopath asked me if I had had mono. I understand that once you have mono its always in your body and goes dormant(?). Would this be one of those factors that ...
Giving Thanks!!!!
- By Val-in-Bama · New reply November 22, 2009
- 11 replies
- I'd like to give Thanks to God and the wonderful doctors and staff at MD Anderson and CCI because my sister (HOPE4CURE) just came back from Houston with a positive report!! Her tumor which started out ...
$85,000 raised in Jacksonville, FL for Lung Cancer
- By mare · New reply November 21, 2009
- 17 replies
- Just want to share the good news. The first annual Free to Breathe Lung Cancer Awareness race was held on Nov 7 in Jacksonville, FL. We raised $85,000. We are already working on next years. There are ...
spinal decompression -drs visit outcome
- By annie56 · New reply November 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- went to ortho surgeon today. No surgery too risky since my husb had cancer I guess above and below the T9. Gave him a script/we got a corset/back brace. he states touching that are may affect the other ...
Sqaumous Cell Treatment Options
- By pnut · New reply November 21, 2009
- 4 replies
- All-I've posted a few times. My dad was diagnosed in May. Cancer in both lungs, "some" lymph node involvement and "spots" on L4/L5 vertebrea. He had 4 chemo treatments of carbo/taxol with modest results-some ...
yoohooo, granny where are you?
- By tiffmomiff · New reply November 21, 2009
- 5 replies
- you haven't posted in a bit ...
ALK inhibitor Versus Other-Which to Do First?
- By raizinlove · New reply November 21, 2009
- 17 replies
- My partner has Stage IV non small cell lung cancer and has ALK gene. We just found out about this 7 months ago! It has been quite a lot to take in. I am sure most of you reading this get that, either ...
I havn't seen Levi in 2 days.
- By bayrealtor · New reply November 21, 2009
- 3 replies
- Has anyone heard from Levi? We pray he is doing well. Bill & Cathy ...
Finished first 6 dose-dense rounds...
- By mandaylen7 · New reply November 20, 2009
- 2 replies
- I'm Stage IV small-cell lung with metastatis to the shoulder, spine and liver. After the first 4 heavy-duty rounds of taxol, avastin, zometa, etc., all the tumors had shrank, some were even zapped. The ...
REASON WHY I ASKED WHAT WOULD YOU DO
- By angel3023 · New reply November 20, 2009
- 5 replies
- Thank you and I appreciate each and everyone of you responding to my post "WHAT WOULD YOU DO".. The real reason I ask is to try and understand in this crazy cancer world, why some choose to have quanity ...
Still so hard to believe this is happening ...
- By lovingdaugther · New reply November 20, 2009
- 4 replies
- My young Mom - she's only 63 - has stage IV lung cancer. When she was first diagnosed in March I went through the emotions ... denial, anger, grief, acceptance ... My Mom had concurrent radiation and ...
Is activia effective in opiod induced constipation?
- By montanaskies · New reply November 20, 2009
- 3 replies
- In the what seems to be a never ending effort to regulate our bowels, has anyone tried activia-- was wondering if it might help opiate induced constipation... and thank you everyone for the replies to ...
new on alimta with questions---
- By montanaskies · New reply November 20, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi everyone---Diagnosed over a year ago with stage 4 NSCLC, had the 6 rounds of carbo, taxol and avastin, initially tumors had shrunk, was placed on maintenance avastin, some tumor growth, switched to ...
anyone use oncoplex?
- By tiffmomiff · New reply November 20, 2009
- 2 replies
- i have read so much about oncoplex, i finally ordered it for brandon. its mainly broccoli seed extract. i purchased it through johns hopkins, and was initially told about it on here. anyone else using ...
Anyone with Experience with Carboplatin/Taxotere. Dad starts Monday
- By Kristinalee · New reply November 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- Well the Chemo of choice from the Dr is Carboplatin/Taxotere. Has anyone gone through this and what was there experiences? They said dad will have it done (1) week, then wait three weeks and go again ...
I am confused what's happening
- By cosmogal_7 · New reply November 19, 2009
- 14 replies
- My mom is now at home and is recieving hospice care. In the last couple of months, (bear with me) her cancer spread to her brain (did WBR) and then found the cancer in her back (did radiation on the two ...
No Primary Tumor
- By Lia1111 · New reply November 19, 2009
- 5 replies
- I just finished 6 rounds of chemo and I will be starting avastin maintenance therapy tomorrow. I never had a primary tumor in my lungs, the cancer metastisized to my lymph nodes. I was wondering if anyone ...
Tarceva with Avastin, who's on the study???
- By kelkie1 · New reply November 19, 2009
- 10 replies
- My father, and my best friend--was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC in may 08. By time they found the cancer after being misdiagnosed for 3 years, the tumor in the left lung covered the whole lower lobe ...
He's gone. :(
- By immamama · New reply November 19, 2009
- 39 replies
- My daddy died last night. I can't breathe. I can't stop crying. I can't believe he is gone. This was too fast. I can't even absorb this kind of pain it's just too much. RIP daddy. Melvin Don Boots (aka ...