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After last weeks shock re keytruda not working for my husband. I rung the Marsden at 9am this morn & ask to speak to my husbands oncologist, whom hes had from the start & not the souless one from last week. I said I wanted to discuss last weeks appointment...
Back to Marsden tommorow for hubbys pre treatment tests, for his first chemo on Friday. Dreading it, just in case we get the same onco as last week & we both dobt like her or her "bedside manner". All shes done is made a bad situation a 1000 times worse...
Just been told keytruda not worked & cancers progressed. Lung tumour & one bone met increased in size. Changing treatment to carboplatin pemetrexed. Does anyone know about this treatment? We are distraught as no sypmtoms & thought keytruda was wo...
A small nodule was found on my right lung and the biopsy result came back that it was cancer but at the early stage. It was a shock to the system. I’ve never smoked, kept myself relatively fit with my sporting activities and a healthy diet. According...
I’m struggling. My mum has just been told she needs chemo after having surgery for early stage lung cancer. As Xx mum was under going test for this cancer my dad was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Two weeks after mums surgery dad passed. Mum was...
My husband had his second 3 monthly scan yesterday, to see how treatments going. So far hes had 4 Pembro (keytruda) immunotherapy & 3 zometas. This is the part that gets to us, waiting for results. The last scan took over 4 wks for results & it showed...
I'm having to make a decision to have this but so worried how I will be with side effects can you help me know what will happen and your experience thank you
My bf is stage 4 nsc lung cancer, adrenal gland mets, in palliative care. He is looking to connect with someone in a similar position as himself. Someone who understands what he’s going through I guess, talk, maybe go for a walk…
Since Thursday shock & now angry. Can anyone advise how I can contact my husbands oncologist before any "new" treatment starts? Hes under the Marsden, I've gone onto the Marsden portal, but cant find anything, including results of scans only blood...
Anyone got experience with Pembrolizumab?
