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Robert afternoon warriors Im currently on week 3 of my Chemotherapy treatment and take Lorlatinib for non cell lung Cancer,I have been having these weird dreams since starting it and last night nearly done my hip in. I thought I had a bees nest...
I had a RATS lower lobectomy 7 weeks ago and I’ve just found out the cancer has spread to just 1 lymph node and I now have to have adjuvant chemo and radiotherapy as a preventative measure, it was a total shock as nothing showed on my PET scan apart from...
H everyone,I am a new to this forum. Just few facts about myself: I am 63 year old female,diagnosed in May 2022. MDT decided I was not a candidate for surgery. Had to go to a different country where after successful chemotherapy that included Pacltaxel...
Hi have Alk Positive lung cancer . Stage 3 and inoperable but on targeted therapy. Diagnosed in 2020 .Finding very hard to remain upbeat about cancer and crying a lot. Trying to keep busy but retired due to Ill health. How do other members cope when things...
My wife had her biopsy last week and we're waiting to hear from the doctors following their meeting on Tuesday. We have had the results though, through the hospital's MyCare app, and it shows Lung biopsy: Squamous cell carcinoma, PD-L1 and other predictive...
Hi - how does one decide which treatment to go for re. the above? I have NSCLC Stage 4 by definition but low grade and confined to lungs. I have been offered the choice of either of the above treatments - the first being the 'gold star treatment' with...
Hi everyone new here, so I was recently diagnosed with stage4 advanced lung cancer which has spread to lymph nodes and a internal mammary node at the breast bone.T1a N3 M1b totally overwhelmed and shocked this is my second time of having had breast cancer...
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Hi - am still in shock as was not expecting to be told yesterday that I have incurable metastasised lung cancer - I was so sure that it would turn out to be secondary breast ( unsure as to whether that would have been better or not - just more familiar...
Hi everyone never done anything like this before but hey never had lung cancer before
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