Support for those diagnosed with small cell lung cancer.
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- By Aubyn · 12:14 pm
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- My dad has recently started Brain Radiation, but also has switched doctors due to personal reasons, but the new doctor has decided to take him off of the steroids. He is kind of nervous and don't know ...
- By bigbook · Yesterday at 10:55 am
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- Hello, I'm new to this arena and hoping that someone will have links to online info describing groundglass opacities in relation to SCLC. Thanks for any direction you may be able to give ...
- By jadams · October 8, 2008
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- Anyone see the footage of them lighting up the white house in pink. Shame we can't get the same exposure ...
- By bobsdoe · October 6, 2008
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- It was three weeks ago they found a mass in dads right lung. In those three weeks he has undergone a needle biopsy....news of squamas carcinoma and the fact they believe it has spread into lymph nodes ...
- By jadams · October 5, 2008
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- What is safe blood pressure. Mine is almost always low, (hospitalized twice). I know when I don't feel well, but don't know what is considered low and what is critical ...
- By Marg · October 5, 2008
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- Just a question about Pet Scans...Mike gets full bone scans, chest CTs and Liver MRTs about every 2 months. He has never had a PET scan. I know I should ask the doc about this, (and I will) but just wondering ...
- By diamond · October 4, 2008
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- I am not yet familiar with the protocols of posting to this site. My story is much like all others--something minor diagnosed by family doctor; ultra sound suggests severe liver irregularities and small ...
- By yelbrkrd · October 4, 2008
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- hi, my mom is 72 and recently diagnosed with cancer, started in lungs but also has ovarian and liver. she has been in lifecare center for rehab for a month now and still can barely walk due to back fracture ...
- By ishton · October 2, 2008
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- Dr wants to start me on Taxol -one day a week while i do radiation. He says it will be a very low dose-mainly keep any possible microscopic cells "quiet" and it also helps breakdown cancer cells with ...
- By john192837 · October 2, 2008
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- My mom has a sweet tooth, and has been continuing to eat a lot of sweets since she was diagnosed with SCLC. How important is one's diet while fighting SCLC or cancer in general? We hate to tell her she ...
- By john192837 · October 2, 2008
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- Hello everyone. My name is John, and I need help with my mom's SCLC that is only somewhat responding to the chemo. My mom was diagnosed with SCLC-ext in late April 2008, and will complete her 8th and ...
- By Nin7366 · October 2, 2008
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- Well, my Dad found out Tuesday that his cancer is back. They found a 1cm spot of cancer in his same lung he had it in back in May. His last chemo was on July 18th. He was told he was in remission on August ...
- By Cathyraff · October 1, 2008
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- My Dad went to his oncologist yesterday for his monthly check up and was told unfortunately, that his cancer has returned to his lung. He had 4 rounds of chemo (Carboplatin, Etoposide) and the doctor ...
- By debra1 · October 1, 2008
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- I may have missed discussion about this poster in the past....Today I saw the poster with the photos of some of our members and it is Great! Whoever put this together, Thank You! There is one posted in ...
- By bmack · September 29, 2008
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- hi i have limited small cell lung ca. i am 49 years old. I was thinking of going on retirement disability where i work. Which means i will not get my retirement. And if i can get that which i think will ...
- By StuartFL · September 27, 2008
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- I went to a nutritional shop today and the owner suggested AHCC and EPICAN FORTE in conjunction with my dad's chemo. My dad has ext SCLC and just finished 3 rounds of chemo. His scans showed great improvement ...
- By spot24 · September 26, 2008
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- I was wondering if anyone can provide some encouragement for me. In April a friend began treatment for SCLC that was found in the supraclavivular area and on the sternum and they believed there to be ...
- By Sunrey · September 26, 2008
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- I am caring for my ex-husband who was dx'd back in Nov. of '07 w/a large 11 cm left lung tumor. (He just turned 45 y.o.) He had very aggressive treatment of etopiside/cistoplatin and concurrent radiation ...
- By Marg · September 24, 2008
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- We got a letter yesterday that our oncologist is retiring as of 10/1/08. Mike is being treated at our local hospital cancer center, only a 10 minute drive from home. We decided in the beginning we didn't ...
- By simplyklb · September 21, 2008
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- Hi All, My dad's cancer has grown significantly. I need to get with the NP or onc to see what the real deal is. I missed the appt. my dad had with the nurse practitioner. My mom had an appt. with the ...
