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Today I celebrate the 10 year anniversary of surgery to remove my right lung. This was followed 6 weeks later with adjuvant chemoptherapy to reduce the risk of recurrence. My diagnosis was stage T2A and the cancer was discovered because I had been coughing...
Hi everyone . my dad is due to start chemo and immunotherapy for stage 2 lung cancer . He has not wanted to talk to the consultant about what side effects he might have as he said he would rather not know. What can we expect in the way of side effects...
Hi. My mum has just been diagnosed with SCLC and has an appointment to start chemotherapy straight away. I feel lost, sad, angry, confused and broken. The appointment with the diagnostic team was a blur. They never mentioned the stage but I am assuming...
Hi. Firstly, i apologies for the length of this book I seem to have written. I don't see humans and my dog is not good at conversations. I was diagnosed with left side lower lobe lung cancer back in December. It was stage 1, but due to my complicated...
Is it common for a chemo cycle to be delayed due to low white blood cell count? Do you think a 7 day delay matters a lot? Also, is it ok to go for a ct scan with dye directly after chemo treatment? Thanks
Have had pet scan told by surgeon he's sure it's cancer. Have had a plotting ct scan for biopsy. Cancer is at bottom of right lung can't go in with a needle through side as so have to go down the throat and there not sure if they will be able to get a...
Its interesting to note that results of biopsy still seem to be put over vaguely to the patient . i.e i am told mine is a small cell carcinoma of the lung . I will be given two days a week for six weeks of radiotherapy, if this makes me ill it will be...
Good afternoon I’m wondering if anyone has experiencd really bad nausea while on Tagrisso? My mum has been on it nearly 18 months and this has now started. Docs say take anti sickness tablets which do help at the time however she doesn’t want to rely...
My partner has stage 4 lung cancer. He finished treatment a few months ago, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. His last scan showed the tumor had shrunk. He has been doing well apart from problems with his mouth.... Ulcers, sores, white glue like substance...
Sooo my mother has been part of lung cancer screening programme and had a scan 2year ago all clear.The recent scan showed a 1.5cm nodule…fast forward 2/3 weeks lung function tests pet ct scan and it’s highly suspicious for cancer…the pet scan showed no...
