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Managing Anxiety? (caretaker & patient)

Dear all: I'm the primary caretaker for my father who's 77 and recently diagnosed with NSLCa. He is finally starting treatment on Targrisso next Tuesday and...

Dear all: I'm the primary caretaker for my father who's 77 and recently diagnos...

•3 years ago

Anyone Use Amazon Smile?

Wishing I'd know about this pre-pandemic. Amazon will make a donation to the charity of your choice, on select items, if you order through Amazon Smile. The...

Wishing I'd know about this pre-pandemic. Amazon will make a donation to the ch...

Moderator•3 years ago

Tonight's Lung cancer Living Room

Late notice. I forgot to post a reminder. TIME: 5:30-6:30 pm PT/8:30-9:30 pm ET TOPIC: Biomarkers and New Targets in Lung Cancer SPONSORED BY: Amgen...

Late notice. I forgot to post a reminder. TIME: 5:30-6:30 pm PT/8:30-9:30 pm ...

Moderator•3 years ago

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My friends cancer is inoperable

My friend had chemo for a year and now he tells me that he has an inoperable tumour. The reason I didn't go to the hospital with him is because his sister...

My friend had chemo for a year and now he tells me that he has an inoperable tum...

•3 years ago

Advice Pls! VATS vs. Open Thoracotomy (7cm 77 y.o.)? SoC vs. Clinical Trial?

My 77 y.o. father has been recently diagnosed with stage IIb (T3N0M0) with no visible mets to LN or brain. However, the tumor is large, nearly 7 cm. (We will...

My 77 y.o. father has been recently diagnosed with stage IIb (T3N0M0) with no vi...

•3 years ago

Please Consider Donating

I am a 4 time survivor now working on lung cancer survival. My niece started a fund raiser 3 years ago expecting to get $500 - they made over $5,000 that year...

I am a 4 time survivor now working on lung cancer survival. My niece started a f...

•3 years ago

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Standard of Care surgery for 7cm tumor??

My father has a 7 cm LLL tumor and, currently, there are no visible mets to lymph nodes or brain. We are curious if an open surgery would be standard of care?...

My father has a 7 cm LLL tumor and, currently, there are no visible mets to lymp...

•3 years ago

Hi opinion

Hi it’s JoJo Just would like an opinion .I have A RUL segmentectory and MLND on 11/3/20 with pathology report Stage 1A adenocarcinoma Surgeon says I don’t...

Hi it’s JoJo Just would like an opinion .I have A RUL segmentectory and MLND on...

•3 years ago

New here... Dad w/ IIb, 7 cm tumor - ISO tips prior to tmrt & surgery

Hi all: My father was just diagnosed with clinically stage IIb adenocarcinoma NSCLC. At UCSF the drs. are recommending neoadjuvant therapy prior to having...

Hi all: My father was just diagnosed with clinically stage IIb adenocarcinoma N...

•3 years ago

Two new drug approvals (for patients with EGFR Exon 20 insertion and patients with KRAS G12C mutation)

Hi everyone, I know Denzie posted about at least one of the new drug approvals fbut I figured it can't hurt to post about the new approvals again so people...

Hi everyone, I know Denzie posted about at least one of the new drug approvals ...

Partner•3 years ago