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New study regarding Chinese herbal medicine with Chemotherapy

KMMM
  • By KMMM · Posted 9:17 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 0 replies
  • http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutr ition/Supplements/chinese_herbal_medicin e_lung_cancer_0522130614.html ...

Sloan Kettering called- they are accepting her case!!!!

Jennarose
  • By Jennarose · Posted 7:32 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 22 replies
  • So this morning the nurse called my dad to discuss hospice .. Her oncologist went into her room to discuss that with her and she said "I am not dying , I am not going on hospice!!" And she called him ...

2nd chemo cycle completed

reflection571
  • By reflection571 · Posted 6:49 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • My husband completed his second cycle of chemo after it being delayed due to low neutrophils...should we expect any different side effects compared to his first cycle? Thank.you a and God bless you all ...

Mutations -- do you have to ask?

elerouge
  • By elerouge · Posted 6:08 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 5 replies
  • I keep reading about mutations. Is this something I have to remind my surgeon about? I hear people who didn't get tests for mutations done and they find out later that they should have, or that they were ...

Unable to eat after surgery

elerouge
  • By elerouge · Posted 6:01 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 1 reply
  • Five years ago I had cardiac surgery and I developed a problem with eating in the hospital. Everything, food, the room, smelled like garbage and sewage. I was never nauseated but could not eat at all ...

Esophageal cancer

Linleigh6bee
  • By Linleigh6bee · Posted 5:54 pm
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I have Stage 4 metastasised esophageal cancer. I was diagnosed July 22 2008, and told I wouldn't survive. I was treated at first with 2 cycles of fluorouracil and cisplatin and 30 radiotherapy treatments ...

Surgery first? Is that it? Nothing in beween?

elerouge
  • By elerouge · Posted 5:46 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 11 replies
  • I've been diagnosed with a 12-millimeter nodule in my left upper lung. My primary care physician, after a PET scan that showed "an area of intense activity with an SUV of 2.7, just made an appointment ...

Update on Mom after Emergency Spine Surgery

autowoman
  • By autowoman · Posted 5:31 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 3 replies
  • Just unreal! This tiny little Mom of mine is 83 and SO TOUGH! Nothing is going to get her! It has been less than 1 week since T6 was rebuilt and titanium screws and rods were put in from T4 to T9 to make ...

Cancersupportcommunity.org

newcourt
  • By newcourt · Posted 5:22 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I'm sure many of you are aware of this site, along with numerous others. However, I was just diagnosed in March and I'm still learning something new everyday about lung cancer. I'm very grateful to the ...

New spot on the brain and 5 new spots on the lungs!

YoRichie
  • By YoRichie · Posted 3:43 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 3 replies
  • Well, after receiving the great news in January that the main tumor that was inoperable and incurable was miraculously gone, it has apparently done some work before it was killed and spread some of the ...

Biopxiety

fhoneymom
  • By fhoneymom · Posted 12:11 pm
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 10 replies
  • Due to my brain mets and a nagging concern, my pet/ct was moved up by a month to last week. Guess what - while there is still no "tumor" per se in my lung, i now have a hilar node that is 3 cm with 7.8 ...

New gig

linnea
  • By linnea · Posted 11:44 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 11 replies
  • I have been presented with a new opportunity to raise awareness of our disease. In addition to my personal blog I will be posting once a week on everydayhealth.com This is not a paid gig, so I imagine ...

Paclitaxel for 2nd line-any advice

geogeorge
  • By geogeorge · Posted 10:37 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 0 replies
  • My husband's molecular test results are not back yet but the type of cancer has been changed from large-cell to adeno. He thinks that David is unlikely to test positive for EGFR or ALK but may very well ...

What happens with work after diagnosis?

CathMB
  • By CathMB · Posted 10:14 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 4 replies
  • Hi, since my diagnosis last year I have continued to work in a busy, demanding and highly enjoyable job. Thanks to Iressa my treatment so far has not interfered too badly except I now work only about ...

Blood clots with lung cancer

Logcabin1
  • By Logcabin1 · Posted 9:59 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV · 4 replies
  • I was Diagnosed in October have been on tarceva EGFR mutation. I am also starting my 5th round of cisplatin/Alitalia. Scans are extremely positive. I am also taking 2 shots a day of lovanox for clots ...

Vitamin C News very interesting

shiftcolors
  • By shiftcolors · Posted 8:57 am
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 1 reply
  • This article about Vitamin C's ability to arrest TB...has an interesting line in it related to Cancer! http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/Headline/vi tamin-c-TB-tuberculosis-cancer/2013/05/2 2/id/505878 ...

Hey, G...here's the long-ago promised pic of Buck!

buckshot2
  • By buckshot2 · Posted 8:11 am
  • Discussion in Hope, friends and humor · 19 replies
  • My oldest son is home from college, and he was willing to put my picture of my baby Buck, aka Buckshot, Buckmeister, Buckaroo, Roo, and sometimes names not-so-kind (tee hee)...on for me....yes I know ...

Inspiration

Abbaspy14
  • By Abbaspy14 · Posted 2:24 am
  • Discussion in What, me worry? · 9 replies
  • 10 Guidelines From GOD. This was really inspiring; I just had to share it This is GOD speaking Effective immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes ...

Dad diagnosed witg stage 3 NSCLG

BillieC
  • By BillieC · Posted 2:16 am
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • By BillieC · Today at 1:50 am · 0 replies In Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III 0 Recommend Stop following Problem Options Shared with the public Hi guys, Before I start telling you the emotions and ...

Dad diagnosed with Stage 3 non-small cell LC

BillieC
  • By BillieC · Posted 1:50 am
  • Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 6 replies
  • Hi guys, Before I start telling you the emotions and activities that have been happening in our lifes for the last 3 weeks, i would like to take a minute and say thank you. Without this site, especially ...

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