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I was disagnosed with small cell lung cancer a month ago. I have a tumour interfering with my vocal chords so that I'm reduced to speaking in a barely audible whisper.I can't use the phone. I'm investigating aids and apps tp help enhance my voice. Can...
I have been treated with Brigatinibl lor about a year, It has undoubtably kept my lung cancer stable. I have got lots of side effects as expected and frankly they are driving me nuts! I am trying to find out how other people cope with these. E. G...
I'm new here..I came say hello.i have lung cancer
Hi My husband who has never smoked apart from a handful of cigarettes as a young man in his 20's was diagnosed with Stage 3A non small cell lung cancer earlier this year. He is 66. He had 3 sessions of chemo and immunotherapy to reduce the size of...
1. Hi, I have been recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer and I'm palliative. I'm having 4 cycles of 2 chemo drugs and 1 immunotherapy drug, then will go onto a maintenance regime where they will drop one chemo drug. 2. I'm taking part in a clinical...
I had a lower right lobectomy in April 24 im still vaping should I be doing this
Hello, My husband was diagnosed in may this year with non small cell lung cancer. There's one mass, about an inch in diameter they say. He had all the scans and tests and then he developed a collapsed lung (same lung as cancer) and treatment was delayed...
Stage 3c lung cancer, surgery and radiotherapy not suitable as its spread too much, about to start chemotherapy. I have problems with my feet because of type2 diabetes, and I was wondering if I might qualify for a disabled persons badge on a temp basis...
Hello, My husband was diagnosed in April this year with stage 4 Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), he has metastasis to lymph nodes and adrenal glands. He commenced immuno-chemo on 1st June, we are just heading to cycle 3 this week, he is tolerating...
So I've now been offered the useless docetaxel. So much for there being hundreds of treatments available for me. There was 2. If the docetaxel works whilst it's making me sick I could have 8-10 months. Ive applied for clinical trials so there is some...
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