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Hello I’m a bit nervous just joined , iv seen forums on Tv n social media but never been brave enough to , hope everyone is doing ok xx
Hi I've just been diagnosed with advanced adenocarcinoma of lung. Huge shock having been feeling fighting fit until beginning of June when I got what I thought was an exacerbation of asthma with a poss viral infection. Sent for cxr when not getting better...
Hi I have Stage 4 lung cancer and am no longer on treatment as I had a reaction to the immunotherapy. I'm being monitored every 3 months. I've been doing fine, however I have recently had a pain in my upper shoulder spreading up.my neck and into my...
Following a lower left lung lobectomy I had chemotherapy and unfortunately developed atrial fibrillation. Has anyone with AF taken osimertinib successfully?
Evening folks got my results back this afternoon and am Grade 3 Lung cancer glad at last after waiting nearly 3 weeks so just waiting for Beatson Hospital to get in touch so can start treatment,the waiting was torture but glad I know now
Hey everyone! I was diagnosed first time in December 2021 with inflammatory and triple negative breast cancer, two years after chemo, surgery and radiotherapy I got the NED. But the last scan showed something on my lung. In December 2023 I got diagnosed...
Hi everyone I’m new to this so please be patient, was diagnosed in November 2018 with lung cancer that had spread to right adrenal gland and lymph nodes in chest. They said it was T3 N2 M1b adenocarcinoma not sure what all that means but things getting...
hello everyone, I have recently been diagnosed with limited small cell Lung cancer T1c N1, and I have started treatment of 4 rounds of chemo and 33 sessions of radiotherapy. This time last year I was just finished treatment for head and neck cancer...
Hi all, would really appreciate any thoughts , insight or experiences. My grandad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer June 2023, he is 77 but prior to diagnosis was very fit and well, performance status zero. His treatment plan was to have Cisplatin...
Evening folks,I was down at the hospital to see the Consultant today and get my results off biopsy,as we were leaving the hotel she phoned asking if I’d left which I did as we stay a couple of hours away,all the results still weren’t back that’s 2 weeks...
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