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Well i check in tomorrow for my surgery Wednesday and am absolutely terrified.. cant seem to bring my ainexity levels down even though I've had lots of encouragement from here and a good friend on here and family it still feels so overwhelming..
Hi , I'm new in here but as i read posts I wonder that i seem to have little in treatments , when I first was diagnosed with lung cancer I had operation to remove small cancer and part of the lobe upper left lung , I never saw an oncologist just check...
Hi,I've juust been diagnosed today with scc.im very scared.what will happen next?
Hi, bad news yesterday for my dad who has been battling lung cancer since February. It has now spread to his back/bones which explains what the pain is. He is in great pain and when he went to a&e Tuesday because of the pain was that bad, they sent him...
We recently found out my mum has lung cancer. They have said it is advanced, agressive and has spread I think to her liver, spleen and she has bone mets. She has had a bronchoscopy (I think) and a biopsy and has met with the consultant and was given the...
Hi all, I've finally plucked myself some courage up to join the chat page and vent my mind so this may be abit long winded, apologies... So the C word all kicked off in February when my dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor after terrible headaches...
In September 2020 I was diagnosed with lung cancer following a biopsy on a mass in my left lung which had first been detected in January that year while I was having treatment for lymphoma. In October 2020 I chose SBRT as my treatment option as I was...
New to this group. My lovely partner has just got a diagnosis of lung cancer. To say I am devastated is putting it mildly. He has been getting these awful night sweats - just wondering if anyone else had those, and any tips for minimising them? So any...
Hi all, new here. dad was diagnosed with throat cancer 3 years ago had a total laryngectomy and had thyroid and glands removed, prognosis was good, but was given a high chance of coming back. Fast forward to now, dad has been diagnosed with terminal...
My mum was diagnosed with NSCLC 4 weeks ago. From what I can gather it has spread to other organs and bones and they have said it is fast spreading and aggressive. Not curable but treatable. She is starting treatment this week. 2 kinds of chemo and also...
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