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Lung cancer

Share your personal experience with lung cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

Smokers....

search10
  • By search10 · New reply November 20, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hey all, I wanted to say hi and see what’s going on with everyone. Let me just say that I was a smoker for seven years and not a day goes by now that I don’t wish I never picked up a cigarette. I’m ...

Lung Cancer (aka "Breath Cancer") on Beliefnet

lorihope
  • By lorihope · New reply October 15, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hi, All. I write for Beliefnet.com, and yesterday they posted my guest blog, "A Breast Cancer Awareness Month Plea from a 'Breath Cancer' Survivor". http://blog.beliefnet.com/freshliving/20 09/10/a-breast-cancer-awareness-month-pl ...

CONFUSED AGAIN AND LOOKING FOR ANSWERS

ANDIQUES
  • By ANDIQUES · New reply August 13, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Man oh man...this is such a roller coaster! I can't believe all the extremes this cancer is putting me through! I was told I am in remission a couple weeks ago, but lately I keep wondering what does that ...

Looking for answers...

smilesr1
  • By smilesr1 · New reply June 5, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • When I was a child I had severe allergies and had hives from the age of 4-13 every day. When I was in middle school I was on the basketball team and ran track in 7th grade. When my family moved from OH ...

family cancer drama

jenm572
  • By jenm572 · New reply April 21, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • My mother was diagnosed with small cell 3months ago.She is a mother of six and grandmother of twelve.She has been the greatest of both.Well to get right to the point my whole family is falling apart.We ...

small cell lung cancer

jenm572
  • By jenm572 · New reply January 4, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • my mother was diagnosed with small cell in her lung.She is on chemo and radiation.The problem she is haveing right now is the metalic taste in her mouth.She doesent want to eat.Anyone with the same problem ...

So happy to see this site

LTLCS
  • By LTLCS · New reply December 28, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • Hi Gals, I am SO HAPPY to see a Lung Cancer Support Group Site for Women. This is a nice place to go and compare notes. HOORAY!!!!!! How exciting this is!!!!!! I am trying to spread the news and I hope ...

lung cancer symptoms

Anna7
  • By Anna7 · New reply October 15, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I’ve never smoked, but I keep hearing stories about non-smoking women getting lung cancer. If you’re a woman who’s been diagnosed with lung cancer, what were the first signs you noticed? Did it take long ...

Lucanix

littlerocker65
  • By littlerocker65 · New reply September 4, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • I talk to my onco about this new drug being tested in called Lucanix but he knew nothing about it and even suggested Avastin again. I amso confused because I read some things about Lucanix and i think ...

Port Yes or No

NotReadyToSayGoodbye
  • By NotReadyToSayGoodbye · New reply August 28, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • My mother has a hard time getting chemo via a vein each time she had Chemo. Because they will probably be doing Chemo again, she asked the Onc about a Port. What are the pros and cons for having a Port ...

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Charlene
  • By Charlene · New reply August 16, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I have a friend that was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer; has anybody identified any promising new treatments for this disease ...

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