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My partner has right lobe lung cancer,also in lymp nodes. He has had 4 rounds of chemotherapy and immunotherapy to date .we went to see his oncologists on Thursday to be given the news his cancer had shrunk by 30% we was literally over the moon . ...
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Met with Oncologist today, my initial post Op treatment plan is for 4 cycles of chemo - carboplatin and vinorelbine. 1st week intravenous 2nd week tablet 3rd week rest 4th week start cycle again. Anyone got experience of this combo? Tips & advice...
Hi Everyone, My Dad is really struggling with a cough had for months, it's really impacting his quality of life in every way, keeping him awake at night/ causing rib / chest pain etc ! tried codeine oral tablets / codeine linctus nothing has really...
Dear fellow forum members, I’m waking up on the first morning after my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and feeling very emotional, daunted but what lies ahead for me, my wife and my two children. Im hoping there is lots of support and...
Hi Everyone, My Dad has lung cancer currently on a break from Sotorasib as ended up in hospital with diarrhea. Discharged a week ago ended up with Covid from the hospital, had the covid anti virals infusion and about 2 days after that started with a...
Hi After having APR surgery as a result of colorectal cancer, it's now travelled to my left lung, currently one nodule still very small at only 1cm in size and growing. I'm booked in for surgery at St.George's to remove it and I was wondering if anyone...
My granddad had radiotherapy for lung cancer four months ago. What does: confirm treatment response in the lower lobe has become more necrotic mean? Is it good or bad?
Hi all, just a question hubby has been coughing more and more to the point where he can’t catch his breath. I have ordered a humidifier to see if this can help, didn’t know if anyone else had any suggestions? sending love
Hi I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm having treatment early next week and have my covid jab tomoorow. So there's only two days between both. I meant to ask my Oncologist whether it's OK to have a covid jab so close to the treatment date, but forgot...
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