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Hello to everyone here. I was diagnosed on 5th November having presented to my GP after coughing up a small amount of blood whilst in the shower about 8 weeks earlier. I always thought it couldn't happen to me with no family history of cancer. I had...
Hello all! I don't know where to start ! My brother had lung cancer and fought it for a long time. It was traumatic for us as a family but we got through it . My question is this and i usually don't ask for medical advice on the Internet but I find...
As previously discussed, mum was in accident and emergency around 3 weeks ago and was informed by an on call respiratory consultant (after seeing her x-Ray, CT and MRI imaging) that she had incurable lung cancer. following biopsy and PET, her diagnosis...
My husband has his biopsy on Friday and due to painkillers and antibiotics is constipated. Can he have laxatives to help with this? We think it’s increasing the pain levels which is becoming unmanageable. We’ve spoken to everyone possible about...
Hi I’ve got stage 4 lung cancer with mets to other lung. I’ve had an mri brain scan and the consultant has just rung to say she’s ordered another one as there are some small changes they are not sure of. Don’t know what to think !! What does a second...
I'm so glad I've decided to join as I've been reading all your amazing posts of support. My lung cancer was missed in an xray in October last year. In march of this year in a ct scan it was found stage 3 and inoperable as was too close to my heart....
My mum has advanced metastatic lung cancer which is not treatable. Could you tell me what support she is entitled to with regards to palliative support? I feel alone.
I am due to have surgery tomorrow, a wedge resection to take out a 2cm on the edge of the top of my left lung. Diagnosed through a Pet scan TB1nomo. To be honest I am pretty angry as I had breast cancer again last year, 2nd time after 31 years, same breast...
Diagnosed with Non small cell,lung cancer - Adenocarcinoma Stage 3B - T3N2M0 only symptom is a cough, not that bad, just annoying, my profile gives the ride so far. waiting for a meeting with my oncologist next week and I am fit enough to go on...
I have NSCLC, diagnosed a year ago. I had radiotherapy and chemotherapy and was halfway through a year of immunotherapy. My treatment has been put on hold as I have developed ulcerative colitis, considered to be a side effect of immunotherapy. I have...
