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Hair Loss and thinning after taking Tarceva.

I was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma 2 years ago. I had chemotherapy 2 years ago, followed by radiotherapy last year. Then in November I was prescribed Tarceva...

I was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma 2 years ago. I had chemotherapy 2 years ago,...

•10 years ago

Sboulder pain

Can thus be related

Can thus be related

•10 years ago

Help about proposed treatment

Hi everyone I saw the medical oncologist yesterday for the first time and he is proposing a course of Cisplatin & Pemetrexed (Alimta) combined. Then, if this...

Hi everyone I saw the medical oncologist yesterday for the first time and he is...

•10 years ago

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Hello all My name is Mark and I'm the health writer for Roy Castle's Inspire magazine. I'm currently putting together our spring/summer 2014 edition and as...

Hello all My name is Mark and I'm the health writer for Roy Castle's Inspire ma...

•10 years ago

To tell or not to tell, to know or not to know????

My 92 yr old dad has just been diagnosed with lung cancer that has spread to breast, lymph gland, liver and bones. Initially i agreed with mother sister n my...

My 92 yr old dad has just been diagnosed with lung cancer that has spread to bre...

•10 years ago

The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival

The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival: Thou shalt regard the word "Cancer" as exactly that: a word. Nothing more, nothing less. For it's original meaning...

The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival: Thou shalt regard the word "Cancer" ...

•10 years ago

Treatment delays article for the 'Sunday Times'

Dear All, I have had a request from our marketing team to find someone who has been failed by the 62 day treatment target for an article for the Sunday Times....

Dear All, I have had a request from our marketing team to find someone who has b...

•10 years ago

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Just been told my dad has lung cancer squamous cell carcinoma T4N2M0

Want another opinion his starting chemo next week. Been told it's not able to be removed. So confused going to see if the royal marsden will see him for a...

Want another opinion his starting chemo next week. Been told it's not able to be...

•10 years ago

just ad results of scan, chemo shrunk tumour and lmyph nodes in chest:-)

Best news I could ave checkup in 3mths along with xray

Best news I could ave checkup in 3mths along with xray

•10 years ago

My mum's just been diagnosed with small cell carcinoma.

Hello all Not to be rude but I really wish I hadn't needed to join this forum! My mum who's 71 was told on Tuesday that she has small cell carcinoma. She was...

Hello all Not to be rude but I really wish I hadn't needed to join this forum! ...

•10 years ago

Lung Cancer Spreading ?

Hi all My wife had a lobectomy 30 months ago and the cancer returned with spots in her pelvis and rib 8 months ago and she has been on Gefetinib since. A...

Hi all My wife had a lobectomy 30 months ago and the cancer returned with spots...

•10 years ago

Just got back from Hospital - why do consultants get things wrong !

Well my mum and myself had the results of her bioscopy from her consultant today and the good news is that they have no trace of Cancerous cells on her tissue...

Well my mum and myself had the results of her bioscopy from her consultant today...

•10 years ago

Be Clear on Cancer - what more can we do to detect lung cancer early?

Yesterday the Department of Health re-launched the Be Clear on Lung Cancer campaign. This campaign has run twice. The decision to rerun the campaign through...

Yesterday the Department of Health re-launched the Be Clear on Lung Cancer campa...

Partner•10 years ago

I had a cancer in my left lung that was operated on and followed up with chemo. It has been 2 years and not returned.

However I have a nodule on my right lung which had been there since the 2 years and has grown in a couple of millimetres in size -very small. The surgeon says...

However I have a nodule on my right lung which had been there since the 2 years ...

•10 years ago

Has any one experianced Radical Radiotherapy for NSCLC i have an inoperable tumor in right lung quite large and would like to hear from you

Any info on side effects or to hear of someone who has been through this and is now cured and is living life +years on.

Any info on side effects or to hear of someone who has been through this and is ...

•10 years ago

PICC Line experiences

After the nurses took 6 attempts to get a butterfly Canula into an arm preparatory to my 1st Chemo treatment, the decision was taken to fit me with a PICC line...

After the nurses took 6 attempts to get a butterfly Canula into an arm preparato...

•10 years ago

I'M BUZZING

I'm buzzing!!!!! I'm absolutely buzzing, after going for a recent check up for my Lung Cancer and having had the lower third of my right lung removed only 2...

I'm buzzing!!!!! I'm absolutely buzzing, after going for a recent check up for m...

•10 years ago

Can anybody tell me of their experiences with whole brain radiotherapy ? I have stage 4 squamous nsclc . Diagnosed June 2012 .

I had gem/carbo chemotherapy (4 cycles) in 2012 and another 6 cycles of the same late last year . It helped each time. I now have several brain mets . It is...

I had gem/carbo chemotherapy (4 cycles) in 2012 and another 6 cycles of the same...

•10 years ago

Hi all. After 1 shot of palliative radiotherapy to her left lung for nsclc (with brain mets) and dexamethasone mum has improved greatly so

she has been offered chemo treatment with pemetrexed. She has a week to decide. Has anyone had this and how did it go for you?. I am looking for others...

she has been offered chemo treatment with pemetrexed. She has a week to decide. ...

•10 years ago