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Lung Cancer Information Day - Portsmouth, 9th June

Hi Everyone, We are hosting a Lung Cancer Information Day in Portsmouth 9th June which offers support and information to people affected by lung cancer. Hear...

Hi Everyone, We are hosting a Lung Cancer Information Day in Portsmouth 9th Jun...

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Roy Castle•8 years ago

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Is it the end of th road

Hi all, not wrote on here for a while, I had a tough time in the winter/spring with pneumonia and fluid around the heart, took 2 months to recover as my...

Hi all, not wrote on here for a while, I had a tough time in the winter/spring w...

•8 years ago

Cancer induced hypercalcaemia

Bill now back home after week in hospital hypercalcaemia very severe back pain now on loads of painkillers including oramorph now terrible constipation anyone...

Bill now back home after week in hospital hypercalcaemia very severe back pain n...

•8 years ago

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Do you want to share your views of lung cancer treatment?

Hello all We are part of an organisation called the UK Lung Cancer Coalition. They have just released a survey seeking the views of patients and carers of...

Hello all We are part of an organisation called the UK Lung Cancer Coalition. Th...

Partner•8 years ago

Thank you - Belfast Information Day

I would like to extend a big thank you to all who attended the Information day in Belfast on 19th May. We really value your support and appreciate all your...

I would like to extend a big thank you to all who attended the Information day i...

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Roy Castle•8 years ago

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"Ask the expert" feature in "Inspire" magazine

Do you have a question you would like to put to a lung cancer expert? We are now looking for suggestions for questions that lung cancer nurse specialist Simon...

Do you have a question you would like to put to a lung cancer expert? We are now...

•8 years ago

VATS pleurodesis

Hi, I've just started crizitonib as targeted therapy. It's only been two weeks but I can feel the fluid building up again. I had a drain two weeks ago and then...

Hi, I've just started crizitonib as targeted therapy. It's only been two weeks b...

•8 years ago

Shock at such a recent diagnosis

My Dad has just been diagnosed with an advanced lung cancer adenocarcinoma. I cannot believe the change in him from 3 weeks ago. CAn it really be so...

My Dad has just been diagnosed with an advanced lung cancer adenocarcinoma. I ca...

•8 years ago

Rab(Rabbie) birthday

Tomorrow is my darling Rab's birthday, he would have been 65, far too young to die. Thank you everyone for all your support over the last 11 weeks, I do...

Tomorrow is my darling Rab's birthday, he would have been 65, far too young to d...

•8 years ago

InformAtion on zurgery

Someone please explain when they remove some of your lung.My doctor says surgery is 25 minutes and home in 2 dayz

Someone please explain when they remove some of your lung.My doctor says surgery...

•8 years ago

Rollercoaster

Hello everyone three week after radiotherpy back in hospital after coughing a few specks of blood.Was hoping for a bit of a respite from hospital as chemo...

Hello everyone three week after radiotherpy back in hospital after coughing a fe...

•8 years ago

Lung Cancer Information Day - Glasgow 1st September 2016

Hi everyone, We are hosting a Lung Cancer Information Day in Glasgow 1st September which offers support and information to people affected by lung cancer....

Hi everyone, We are hosting a Lung Cancer Information Day in Glasgow 1st Septem...

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Roy Castle•8 years ago

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Lorlatinib for ALK rearrangement

My husband has been on crizotinib, Ap26113, chemo and finally Opdivo which left him deathly sick, Even though his genes were just sequenced at Mass General in...

My husband has been on crizotinib, Ap26113, chemo and finally Opdivo which left ...

•8 years ago

Would you be willing to feature in a media campaign on diagnosis of lung cancer?

hello This summer a new campaign will run in England looking at how persistent cough can be a symptom of lung cancer, COPD or heart disease. The team working...

hello This summer a new campaign will run in England looking at how persistent...

Partner•8 years ago

Lung Cancer Information Day - Belfast 19th May 2016

Hi Everyone, We are hosting a Lung Cancer Information Day in Belfast on 19th May 2016 which offers support and information to people affected by lung cancer....

Hi Everyone, We are hosting a Lung Cancer Information Day in Belfast on 19th Ma...

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Roy Castle•8 years ago

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Who is best to talk to?

Hi Everyone, Reading these posts are heart breaking but warming as well to understand that we're not going to be alone. My mum has been diagnosed with lung...

Hi Everyone, Reading these posts are heart breaking but warming as well to under...

•8 years ago

82 years old with lung cancer

Good Evening My Dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer, he has a large malignant tumour at the top of his right lung and they beleive it may have spread to...

Good Evening My Dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer, he has a large maligna...

•8 years ago

Sharing my good news

I had my first CT scan after having surgery for lung cancer in both lungs last year, saw the consultant today and the good news is there is no sign of...

I had my first CT scan after having surgery for lung cancer in both lungs las...

•8 years ago