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Hi Everyone has anyone found that their breathing was ok for a few weeks after surgery but then suddenly deteriorated, if so have you had an explanation or treatment arranged. I'm struggling to get either and now 3 months on I'm becoming increasingly...
Great news after 8 long painful months my stage 4 incruble lung cancer just had results from ct scan my cancer is stable so so happy keep going cause ypu never know the best result
Hi everyone, I’m so glad I found this forum. My mum was diagnosed with extensive Sclc in April 2022. It has spread to her liver, pancreas and abdomen. She will have her 3rd lot of chemotherapy and imunotherapy at the end of this month. It’s difficult...
I hope this post may be helpful for someone like me out there. my same sex husband is going through stage 4 small cell lung cancer and treatments are not working so far. I am 28 years old.my husband is far more older than me but he is the love of...
Hi all, I’m new to the group - my dad (49) has been diagnosed with expansive SCLC, it’s spread in his lungs and two small tumours found now in his brain as well. We had the full results yesterday and he starts chemotherapy tomorrow, depending on how...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer back in March 2022. It was no surprise to me really having been a smoker for 40years. I went along for a routine chest x-ray and general blood tests. I had a call from my GP telling me that...
Hi again everyone, I have a diagnosis of Stage 4 NSCLC (5.3cm mass in lower right lobe and multiple metastases in both lungs/adenocarcinoma), following a CT scan in April and biopsy on 12th May. My biopsy samples were sent away for genetic analysis...
Hi everyone I am looking for some advise on returning to work. I was diagnosed December 21 with NSCLC my treatment plan consisted of 4 cycles of chemotherapy and immunotherapy combined and then immunotherapy every 3 weeks for the next to years. I completed...
Husband had large tumour on kidney. Has had kidney removed. However he has small nodulesnin his lungs. Biggest one is 10mm and has grown. Saw lung oncologist today and his advice is to wait until August to see how fast they are growing and start treatment...
Can anyone tell me if they have experienced pains in there joints finding hard to walk had chemo radiotherapy which ended about 8 weeks ago got results Thursday from ct scan is this a side effect from treatments worry my cancers spread I'm stage 4 lung...
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