Lung cancer turned at a loss now

In half lung that's left and numerous lymph nodes, what is usual treatment ....

[RoyCastleHelpline Partner Ask the Nurse Roy Castle]

Hi Margie,

There are many varied treatment options and targeted therapies available depending on your personal condition and circumstances, this is usually best discussed with the oncology team, you should have a lung cancer nurse specialist allocated to you, they are a great source of advice, information and support. If you do not have one this can be requested either through your GP or consultant.

I am sending a link to all our information booklets; the various treatments are outlined in these leaflets and may be of particular help.

All our information booklets can be found on this link: roycastle.org/help-and-supp...

These range from diagnosis, staging of lung cancer, treatments and living with lung cancer.

There is an online forum where you can find support and encouragement from those living with lung cancer: healthunclocked.com/lungcancer

Our campaign section provides encouraging accounts from those living with lung cancer: roycastle.org/campaigns/

The Maggie’s centres are a great place to have a cuppa and a chat, they provide practical, financial and emotional support, most of the centres are attached to cancer care hospitals, this is the one in Glasgow: maggies.org/our-centres/mag...

We have online support groups through zoom and if you are interested in this you can register through this link: roycastle.org/help-and-supp...

If you are looking anything up on the internet, we would advise that you only use approved research evidence-based websites:

roycastle.org

cancerresearchuk.org

macmillan.org.uk

I hope some of this information is helpful to you, this must be an extremely difficult time for you, if you wish to discuss anything in more detail, then you can call our free phone nurse led helpline number on 0800 358 7200 Monday to Thursday 0900-1700 and Friday 0900-1600 or you can email us at [e-mail]

Wishing you all the best

Roy Castle Helpline

[JanetteR57]

Imagine that feels like quite a blow - you don't say when you had your lung surgery but things have changed quite a lot in recent years - in every type of treatment and also the combination of treatments now available for many types of lung cancer.

It's more personalised and targeted so a lot will depend on the results of the various tests - imaging, blood and biopsy - which will then be discussed by the multidisciplinary team to determine which would most suit you.

These will then be discussed with you - but there can be a mix of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted agents if it has already spread beyond the lung which are called systemic anti-cancer therapies.

There are also more efforts made now to ensure every patient has access to a lung cancer nurse specialist - so if you didn't have one last time, do ask about this as they can be a really useful support for patients.

Good luck. roycastle.org/about-lung-ca...