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a member of my family has recently been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and a 10cm tumor was found at the back of her right hand lung very close to the spine, rib and central lymph node glands meaning it cant be removed and we have been advised...
X-ray and CT scan showed a 4.7 cm mass in my right lung. I am very terrified and have been waiting for EBUS biopsy tomorrow.
Hi all. I've just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Ironically, it was picked up at my 'oncology discharge' ct scan. I had endometrial cancer 5 years ago. I have a small nodule in the upper right lobe, about 3cm. The first available appointment is...
hi my husband was dianosed 3 weeks ago with stage 4 lung cancer which was a total shock as he went into hospital with pnemonia or so we thought, at the moment im still in shock to be told he only has months to live, hes now home and watching him go down...
Have been on sotorasib for 6 months ,now, gone down to 4 tablets a day because of diarrhea 4to 5 times a day ,also waking me at night to go, now I have developed knee pain, any one else have this, also would like to know anyone having success with this...
Hello-my husband has just been diagnosed with non small cell stage 4 lung cancer in both lungs and nodes and in the 5th rib. It was a complete shock as he had no symptoms at all apart from a tickly cough following catching Covid 5 weeks before. We have...
I an starting my chemo next Thursday vinorelbine and carboplatin anybody had this combination and how they coped on it
Hi there. Just told I have lung cancer today so feeling a bit bewildered. I was given an appointment yesterday to go to see nurse led team at local hospital today to discuss results of biopsy last week. As I travelled to hospital on the bus I knew...
hi everyone when I started my radiotherapy I was given a letter with all dates and appointments times on and there was an appointment at the end of letter saying, “April the 19th, Duration time 20mins Lung Review and Old Lung Review (Profile not attached...
I’m new here and my younger brother has been diagnosed with NSCLC while investigating his breathlessness, he also has insasitual lung disease. They can’t remove the cancer due to the lung disease and lack of oxygen. He is having chemo and immunology but...
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