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Hi everyone, my dad has non small cell lung cancer EGFR. He has been on Osimertinib for the past year however recent scans show a new mutation which has unfortunately caused Osimertinib to not be as effective. The oncologist is suggesting dad moves to...
Hi There Without going into the full works i am on my second bout of chemotherapy treatment. I last had it in June and didn’t feel too bad. This time I feel really sick and vomiting mucus stuff when I cough and have that awful nausea feeling. I had...
I am finding the immense fatigue from chemo/immunotherapy treatment so hard to deal with. I’m used to being very active and really struggling to deal with this. Any thoughts please
I started my immunotherapy treatment last month( duravulmab ) and have developed a red itchy skin rash on my chest and back …. Spoke with my specialist nurse who is monitoring and prescribed some steroid cream and antihistamines… anyone else experienced...
MIR scan has shown a something on brain , consultant wants me to take steroids while they do more investigations . So afraid anyone been in same position .. Please help still waiting to find out what sort of cancer is in my lung .I know I have a brain...
My husband has been diagnosed with this we are currently in a bubble it doesn't feel real. He went intially due to shortness of breath the scan picked up narrowed artery in his heart but also showed a significant tumour in the bottom of his lung which...
Hi everyone my dad got diagnosed in August with sclc with mets the doctor said he has months. Which is already hard enough to digest. right now he has stopped eating and doesn’t really leave his bed much. I spoke to his gp who came to check on him...
My mum is a beautiful 61 yo lady, no symptoms til recently, after a trip to A&E in January for a chest pain we were finally told it was lung cancer on 6th March, then on 14th March told there was pleural effusion and fluid in lining of lungs which needed...
Some uptake in lymph nodes showing on pet scan , Ebus done to test them . Brain mri done . Have I got any hope?? Still awaiting results .....hugs for all of you Pam xx
My husband who has never smoked was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It was a complete shock and we are still trying to come to terms with it. He starts radiotherapy in a week’s time and I believe he will have chemotherapy or other treatment...
