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It seems I have lung cancer in a place they can’t biopsy. I see the surgeon on 31-7-23. All this began on the 9Th July 23 so it’s been a whirlwind. I have a exercise test this coming Thursday and then the want to remove a section of my lung. Has anyone...
Hi guys, I’m here to get advice on what to expect please. My 83 year old dad has lung cancer in both his lungs. He has had Radiotheraphy on both lungs and has pretty much been told that due to the radiation making his lungs paper thin there aren’t really...
Hi all, Does anyone have the exon 20 mutation? My husband has just been told he has this. My question is what treatment are you on? My husband was due to start chemo and immunotherapy next week but now they are saying he won't have immunotherapy...
Hi all I hope you are all muddling through and coping well. My husband had 4 cycles of chemo/immuno and did really well with the side effects but it did leave him anaemia. He’s now had his 5th cycle and they have reduced the chemo dosage but this time...
Hi all, My husband has been diagnosed with Lung cancer in January, it's stage 4 with mets in his spine and nods, he's on the tablet form of treatment, which seems to be going well, I'm not sure if carrying on as normal, is the right thing to do, we both...
Posted about 4-6 weeks ago after being told I had squamous cell carcinoma stage1bnxmx. Respiratory consultant told us I would have to have my right lung completely removed. Radiation was taken off the table because, apparently, it would make me very very...
My mum has been diagnosed but is yet to get the full detail. She’s quite a negative-outlook person. she’s quite poorly with an infection post-bronchoscopy but also from symptoms (breathlessness, shoulder pain, tired, weak…) shes not really eating...
hi I got diagnosed with T1 lung cancer on the 19th of December and I go to The Freeman Hospital on Monday morning at 11am at the cancer centre but because my cancer is very small and not spread and because of my cope and emphysema my lungs can’t cope...
Had high dose single radiotherapy treatment for spinal mets t5 to t9 effects have been minimal. Have been told this is palliative treatment only which will allow me to continue on my trial meds. 17 months in of a 2 year trial and all other tumours have...
Hi I was diagnosed a year ago with lung cancer .mine was an incidental find so was a complete shock no symptoms whatsoever. Next week is a year since surgery to remove my right lower lung lobe, I was told it had not spread and they removed it all. I...
