I hope this post may be helpful for someone like me out there. my same sex husband is going through stage 4 small cell lung cancer and treatments are not working so far. I am 28 years old.my husband is far more older than me but he is the love of...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer back in March 2022. It was no surprise to me really having been a smoker for 40years. I went along for a routine chest x-ray and general blood tests. I had a call from my GP telling me that...
Hi again everyone, I have a diagnosis of Stage 4 NSCLC (5.3cm mass in lower right lobe and multiple metastases in both lungs/adenocarcinoma), following a CT scan in April and biopsy on 12th May. My biopsy samples were sent away for genetic analysis...
Husband had large tumour on kidney. Has had kidney removed. However he has small nodulesnin his lungs. Biggest one is 10mm and has grown. Saw lung oncologist today and his advice is to wait until August to see how fast they are growing and start treatment...
Can anyone tell me if they have experienced pains in there joints finding hard to walk had chemo radiotherapy which ended about 8 weeks ago got results Thursday from ct scan is this a side effect from treatments worry my cancers spread I'm stage 4 lung...
Hello everyone, our names are Joyce and Avision, Our father Tai was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC February 2021. He was taking the oral drug Osimertinib until this April. He's since been started on a combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy - just...
my husband has been diagnosed with lung cancer he also has heart failure and COPD, he is on oxygen at home 24/7 he cannot be treated as of his frailty. I'm his only carer he won't directly interact with palletive care. We have a nurse that monitors him...
Hi my husband has terminal lung cancer any help and advice please I feel so scared he’s only 59 and I’m only 47 he’s in a lot of pain just waiting to see what treatment he needs and a mri scan to see if it’s spread anywhere else xx thank you
Hello everyone, I'm 60 and have Stage 4 lung cancer. I found out last October. I live in France and am being treated for the cancer at a local hospital. I'm very glad to have founfd this forum and website. I hope this community will provide me with...
Hi all. I'm a 64yr old woman, I have been receiving treatment for COPD for a couple of years now...then in March I contracted covid. I coughed up a small amount of blood and thought it best to see my GP, he sent me to the hospital straight away, I...
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