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I’m not really sure what advice anyone can give me but my partner has been put on the urgent referral list as a mass has been found on on the hilar on his right lung. I am devastated and unbelievably worried by everything I have read. Did anyone journey...
Has anyone had good results with this drug? I am now on the lowest dose due to diarrhea, wonder if it's working, have not had a scan while I am on it
Havent been in here for a day or so I thought things were moving along and they arent. MRI machine down so they reschedule my appointment for next week what I thought was an appointment for the biopsy is just an assessment for that surgery..The waiting...
Hi everyone I’ve been finished my radiotherapy since April for lung cancer but my tiredness and fatigue is getting worse it’s getting me so down I’ve bought some Feroglobin to try do you think it works? xx
Hi I wondered if anyone here found an improvement with their breathing after flying to Spain? I stepped of the plane and didn’t cough for four days. I felt like my old self. I over did the aircon with the expected results. But now I’m back to less...
Hello All. Has anyone with itchy rash from immunotherapy. Things have been going well and I've suffered no side effects from pembrolizumab and now 20 months into treatment I've developed an itchy rash. I've been taking piriton. Has anyone managed...
Hi everyone, I am new to the group. My Dad was diagnosed with stage 3b lung cancer in early 2021. In that time he has done radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Unfortunately he failed all the immunotherapy options despite being a 'good' candidate...
My husband as just been diagnosed with squamous lung cancer T4, we are waiting for appointment to see the oncology specialist which could take up to 2 weeks. What should we expect
I have 2 children, one of which is in New Zealand, the other gas just returned home from the Falklands. I have to tell them the I have lung cancer but was going to leave it until I had more information. Should I wait until I've had my oncology appointment...
Hi, I am writing this because I am just so angry at my Mum and wanted some advice for others in a similar position. She has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer - SCC and has been given the opportunity for chemo. Her doctors have advised her to...
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