I am having palliative care as I am not able to have chemo or radio therapy as I am not well enough i am ok but I didn’t /couldn’t ask the question “how long”. I know it’s a very difficult question. I am aware that this is an impossible question to...
Hi all My mum is going through the diagnosis stage, she had a broncoscopy 10 days ago but that was not successful as she had too much mucus in lung (from unknown infection), and the area they need is hard to get to. she had antibiotics, and went in...
Diagnosed with Stage 3B nsclc T3,N2,M0. Inoperable I’d say I’m lost for words but I have tons of them in my head, I’m just too scared to open my mouth as a huge long wail will emerge instead. M0 is good and my head MRI is also good but that’s as good...
Hi all I was wondering if anyone here has had this biomarker detected in their cancer cells and what have they experienced since diagnosis and treatment. I was diagnosed with upper left lobe lung cancer in August 2023, after subsequent tests it was...
Hi, I’ve just completed 3 cycles of chemotherapy and was given the choice between chemo radiotherapy or a Pneumonectomy, I met the surgeon today who said I had a good response to the chemo, and there was very little activity on the pet scan, but couldn...
My journey started in July last year. I had a CT scan which showed a 15 mm nodule at the top of my right lung. In October it was still there, so the specialist referred me to the cancer team. Within two weeks I'd had a phone call, within 5 weeks a pet...
Hi all, has anyone taken this chemo tablet, if so can you please advise side effects, I start tomorrow. Many thanks
Hi everyone, New to this group but not new to the community in general. My partner was, last year, diagnosed with bowel cancer and secondary liver cancer. She endured a pretty brutal 6 months of capox chemo and had major surgery in November. After all...
My husband has stage 4 lung cancer and prostate cancer. He has had chemotherapy and immunotherapy for several months for lung cancer but because of side effects the chemotherapy has been stopped and he is receiving is receiving immunotherapy only. He...
After a few stressful months and sleepless nights I got my PET scan results for a lung nodule picked up incidentally from a CT and MRI scan for a gastric issue. The nodule had not lit up on the PET scan nor were there any other areas of concern. The respiratory...
