Hi I developed a cough around 8 weeks ago, went to GP, who examined me and said my chest and lungs sounded clear so left with antibiotics, finished the antibiotics and still had cough. Went back to GP who again listened to my lungs and said she could...
I have just had 4 rounds of chemo/immunotherapy and a scan after my third treatment which has shown the tumour hadn’t shrunk but had turned cystic(tumour is 5cm)I am due for operation on the 20th but would love to hear from anyone who is going through...
In the midst of my 2nd round of chemo. No major problems, but have become very sorry for myself after dexamethasone tablets and filgrastin injections. Anyone else?
Hi everyone, It’s a bit of a long story but I’m desperately worried about my mum. She had an incidental finding of a lung lesion on a CT scan last October (she was in A&E for sudden vision loss). She was diagnosed with wet Age related macular degeneration...
Hi all, Today we saw the dr to discuss my dads results and what the next steps will be he has been diagnosed with I believe stage 3 locally advanced lung cancer - he has a 5.8cm mass in his right upper lung and there is spread to the mediastinal lymph...
Can anyone say how this is to have done for nodules on lungs is it ok for treatment other than operation?
Hi, Has anyone had any experience of Vinorelbine treatment, side effects and effectiveness? My partner has just started a course last week and is very sceptical about it. Also any ideas on food and eating would be really gratefully received. Having...
My 72hr old mother who is otherwise fit and healthy has been told the unfortunate news that she has lung cancer. She became wheezy and at time breathless when walking a few months ago, que waiting a lifetime for a gp appt who sent her for a chest xray...
Lung nodules surgery or radiotherapy and what happens when you have that as I know othing about it
Hi. I've been recently reffered for suspected lung cancer and asked to go in for a CT scan last week. I received this text message from my the radiography department on the day of my CT scan but was just wondering if it means I should get my results...
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