Jim finished his chemo and radiotherapy towards the end of March. He is doing well, and has gained weight. Results of his CT scan showed no spread and a small area which is less than half the size of the original tumour. They don't know if this is just...
So I'm meeting my surgeon next Wednesday 1st May, respiratory consultant told me it would be very quick moving once I have met the surgeon. So in experience how quick is surgery after meeting the surgeon.
I have a 2.2cm nodule lower right lung the consultant originally thought blood clot or benign. Today I had my pet scan results it showed moderate uptake but no spread anywhere else. The belief now is either carcinoid or another lung cancer of some sort...
Hello, I have an enquiry about treatment for Small Cell Lung Cancer. My mum got diagnosed with early stages of SCLC and got course of radio and chemo therapies. She just finished her first 3 weeks of radiotherapy to the lung ara and is about to continue...
Hi. I have never posted before My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer on 28th December. The PET scan showed a nodule in her left lung and one in her right. They also suspected it had spread to her lymph nodes. She had a biopsy on 8th Jan and was told...
Help! I'm stuck between surgery or radiotherapy to remove lung cancer rl middle lobe! I'm very high risk due to other medical problems and when I met the surgeon this week he was brutal. Scared the crap out of me. SO, now I've got to what to see the oncologist...
Hi All, I am absolutely devastated, my husband has just been through a radical treatment of 3 very strong chemo sessions as well as 30 days of continuous targeted radiotherapy. We thought we had come to the end of the harsh treatment and were about...
Hello, Earlier this year my partner (aged: 44) become very unwell. he underwent test’s and scans to then find out late on in February/early march 2024 he had stage 4 non-cell Adenocarcinoma. The thing that is absolutely scaring me is that when...
Hi Everyone - at the beginning of January my dad was his usual funny, cheeky, happy self. He enjoyed gardening, driving his car and spending time with his friends and family However, by the end of January, he started feeling dizzy, off balance and had...
My Mum went into hospital last week and was given the news she has stage 4 lung cancer. I live with her and have brothers that live abroad so I will be dealing with a lot of things on my own. I am lucky though as I have a good support network around me...
