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Hi just wondering if anyone suffering above are experiencing muscle pains in both arms?
Good morning, My partner has recently been diagnosed with a T3/4, N3, Mx non-operable non-small cell carcinoma of the lung, with a potential 2nd primary cancer of the pancreas. Awaiting biological markers to determine appropriate chemo, but it seems...
I have just joined. I have stage four lung cancer and am under Christie's in Manchester. I have a rare cancer caused by a mutant gene as I've never smoked. My treatment is two different pills which I take at home. These seem to be working as I am now...
Hello, my husband has been diagnosed with incurable lung cancer. We are waiting for an oncology appointment for treatment options but have to wait for lab results on possible mutations. It had been almost 2 weeks since diagnosis and we are still waiting...
Hi, my grandma is 80 and was recently taken into hospital due to being very breathless and feeling unwell. In the last couple of weeks she has had an X-ray and CT scan. We have been told she has pneumonia and lung cancer which was quite a shock. She...
Hi, My hubby has SCLC, Pancreatic Cancer and mets to Liver stage 4. We live in N.Ireland, the hospital started him on Chemo/ immunotherapy 4 cycles only. Chemo worked and shrunk the tumors, he is now on Immunotherapy every 3 weeks. I am so frightened...
Hi all anyone with advice about lung cancer returning
Hello everyone, I went to the opticians at end of Sep this year as I had been experiencing blurry vision. It was confirmed at the Eye Hospital that my retina was becoming detached from both eyes due to a mass behind my eyes. After various MRI and CT...
My mum has stage four lung cancer which has metastasised to the lymph nodes and pelvis since Jan this year. She was receiving chemo and immunotherapy until early sept when treatment had to stop as it was damaging her liver and kidneys. She’s now on steroids...
Hi everyone. My mum was diagnosed in February with lung cancer. She underwent immunotherapy, but at the end of October we were told that it wasn’t working, and that she had only weeks to live. Everyone, including me, always think how perky she is. She...
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