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Just wanted to know if anyone out there has any experience or even heard of this? My husband’s latest scan has shown “marked omental and peritoneal deposits” from what I have read this is a rare metastasis of lung cancer. He is no longer receiving any...
My partner has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer .he is currently receiving chemo. Immunotherapy .he has 4 rounds planned we are about to have a ct scan to see if it working , he’s only 54. Feel sick the thought of it not working they say they...
Hello, it was detected my dad he is 73 had an upper right lobe pulmonary nodule late Feb 22 as part of a pre op for a non cancer related matter . Was recommended that his local hospital followed up on this. Some time passed and only received an appointment...
Hi all, I’ve posted in here a few times and I always find it helpful reading other peoples updates so I thought it was worth sharing ours. My dad was diagnosed with extensive SCLC in January this year, he’s only 50. He had chemotherapy first and then...
Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone can shed any light on something for me? My dad had really bad pneumonia a couple of years ago and was very sick in hospital. He'd ti get so much fluid drained from his lungs. At the time, they found a small nodule on...
First of all i must thank the people on here who gave me hope about the oeration ,but thought that maybe telling people about my own operation would make it less scary for those that are about to have the same operation .So on the 22nd July i was first...
Hi there. I really need some help understanding the information we have been given about my mums lung cancer diagnosis. 4 weeks ago she was told that she has lung cancer which has spread to her lymph nodes in her chest, neck and clavicle. We were...
Hi. I had lobectomy surgery last year to remove a NET . All went well, follow up scans all good until 2 months ago. Had chest pain, PET scan showed new or recurring tumor, only option chemo and radiotherapy every day for six weeks. If no treatment I only...
Hi all i started with Colon cancer that’s all gone and have a stoma bag but now I’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer secondary and my lymph nodes in stomach the outcome is 1 to 2 years! How does everyone cope I don’t want to go waiting to start treatment...
I've never been a big drinker but in the past have always enjoyed a glass of wine either with my partner on a weekend, with a meal or if I socialise wirh friends , a drink or two is nice. But ever since I've started treatment all wine, even the expensive...
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