Hi just found out that my mother in law has Stage 4 lung cancer with mets in liver and adrenal glands. She is 86 years old and it is palliative care only. Bit of a shock how we found out as she just had a tumble and was taken to hospital as a precaution...
Non small cell adenocarcinoma of right lung. Two large malignant nodes. Chemo/immunotherapy followed by lobectomy. 3months post surgery. I am 67. Not smoked for 25 years. My younger brother died from the same, age 62 12 months before my diagnosis.
Hi everyone.. I wanted to join this forum, maybe just to alleviate fear as I’m a bit of a coward .. I went to a CT scan on 16th November, and got a call a few days later to say they’d found a nodule on upper right lobe. Everything moved fast and I then...
Hi there. Just wanted to get some views on my situation if possible. After a CT scan got asked to go to hospital to see a consultant. So it appears there was an indication on the scan that needed further investigation, so was sent for a PET-CT scan and...
Hi all, it’s been a long time since I visited these boards and wanted to ask a quick question if that’s ok. I’ve just had the results of a CT scan, after 6.5 years of being NED the oncology letter reads “no measurable disease”. I was dx in Nov 2017...
Hi everyone - my lovely mum was diagnosed with primary lung cancer last week. She is T1a but unfortunately it’s already spread to the chest valves and a single lymph node. Although she’s 79, she’s super fit and healthy, as well as asymptomatic, aside...
Hi all, I am trying to get as much info as possible for my husband who has been given the all clear for husband lung cancer. He has just finished chemo and due to start immunotherapy soon but need other sufferers thoughts etc on the subject, thank you...
Hi all So had surgery for Bowel cancer 12 months ago, followed by 6 months of Chemotherapy. In that respect I am clear at the moment. Basically recent surbeillance CT scans found 4 lung nodules, 2 in each lung. I then had a PET scan. I had an...
Hi, I'm new to this forum but not to cancer. I was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer last year and received the all clear in January 2024. Fast Forward to 06 November 2024 and my husband took me the hospital with severe shortness of breath. The doctor...
It's been a bit of a whirlwind and I suppose most people in the beginning feel like they've been hit with a sledge hammer I originally went to the GPS as I thought like my mum I had angina as ive noticed I had a small burning feeling in my chest when...
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