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Surgery for stage 4 nsclc

Hi - does anyone have any experience of surgery or radiation for stage 4 nsclc? I have read of some successes o/s. Currently on immunotherapy but always...

Hi - does anyone have any experience of surgery or radiation for stage 4 nsclc? ...

•6 years ago

Healthcare Research Worldwide

Healthcare Research Worldwide is conducting a study in order to develop a support system for patients and carers living with advanced, metastatic NSCLC. We...

Healthcare Research Worldwide is conducting a study in order to develop a suppor...

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UK's N.I.C.E On SHARP End Of Public Roasting.

my N.I.C.E Reply following my FOI request into perscribing criteria of Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients Suffering From Asbestos Mesothelioma. Given my FOI...

my N.I.C.E Reply following my FOI request into perscribing criteria of Alzheimer...

•6 years ago

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Interested in participating in research?

Calling all men in the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Community. We have been approached to help in some research into shedding light on the male...

Calling all men in the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Community. We have been...

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Daddy just diagnosed

After several test and a bronchial surgery with needle biopsy of several lymph nodes that lit up on his chest CT and PET scan, his thoracic surgeon has...

After several test and a bronchial surgery with needle biopsy of several lymph n...

•6 years ago

Tarceva

How are doing on Tarceva now?

How are doing on Tarceva now?

•6 years ago

Tarceva Break

Has anyone taken a two week break from Tarceva after long time use 4 yrs. will it stop it from working?

Has anyone taken a two week break from Tarceva after long time use 4 yrs. will i...

•6 years ago

My mum

Hi my lovely mum passed way on 7th match, she lost her battle with carcinoid cancer. She passed peacefully which ate thankful for however devastated by the...

Hi my lovely mum passed way on 7th match, she lost her battle with carcinoid c...

•6 years ago

Durvalunab

Has anyone here had experience with immunotherapy. I'm concerned with possible side effects. I've been through surgeries (lobectomy and brain), chemo and...

Has anyone here had experience with immunotherapy. I'm concerned with possible ...

•6 years ago

Nsclc

Hello I'm new here. i will find out if the Keytruda is working in about a week. My question is what to do if it isn't? Has anyone had success with treatments...

Hello I'm new here. i will find out if the Keytruda is working in about a week. ...

•6 years ago

2018 Peer Review National Lung Cancer Audit : Lung Cancer Asbestos Mesothelioma Dementia Alzheimer’s.

Getting a SNIFF of something quite not right. Haveing looked into my dad’s so called lung cancer nodule I surspect is mesothelioma BUT as he as Alzheimer’s...

Getting a SNIFF of something quite not right. Haveing looked into my dad’s so ca...

•6 years ago

Dying From ASBESTOS And Having To Prove It

Given internet age ONE question comes to mind HOW can switzerland 🇨🇭 with a population of 9 million nearly have same number of asbestos related deaths as UK...

Given internet age ONE question comes to mind HOW can switzerland 🇨🇭 with a po...

•6 years ago

First time I am spending time with a smoker, my mom, not sure how this will go.

Just a little support needed, advice perhaps. I am just about to see my mother and then soon my girlfriend... Both of whom are smokers. I just quit for 2...

Just a little support needed, advice perhaps. I am just about to see my mother a...

•6 years ago

Oprah Article - New Treatments helping patients with Lung Cancer live longer

Just thought this was an interesting and positive article so I thought I would post it for people to read x...

Just thought this was an interesting and positive article so I thought I would p...

•6 years ago

It's just got very difficult. I don't know what to think ...

It's just got very difficult. I don't know what to think ... I know how incredibly lucky we have been and never thought we would ever get this far however...

It's just got very difficult. I don't know what to think ... I know how incred...

•6 years ago

Flying with Iressa and lung cancer will

Hi all, I was lucky to have the mutation for Iressa and have been on it for nearly 6 months. The scan in Jan showed shrinkage and s/e bearable. I’m 72 and...

Hi all, I was lucky to have the mutation for Iressa and have been on it for nea...

•6 years ago

Vitamin D

Hi All, I've been on Gefitinib for 19 months and been getting rather down of late with what I take to be the numerous side effects. OK, I fully agree it's...

Hi All, I've been on Gefitinib for 19 months and been getting rather down of lat...

•6 years ago

Can I give away Crizotinib to a cancer patient?

Am I allowed to give my deceased fathers Crizotinib away? It costs thousands and I have almost a full bottle of it. Seems like a real waste to just throw it...

Am I allowed to give my deceased fathers Crizotinib away? It costs thousands and...

•6 years ago

experimental or tried and tested chemo

my husband has had 9 keytruda treatments unfortunatley the tumour has grown also new nodules in the plura, his oncolagist had now refered him to the christie...

my husband has had 9 keytruda treatments unfortunatley the tumour has grown also...

•6 years ago

Candida fungus & Cancer

Well is tad of strange question following my dad’s dx of lung cancer. As soon as my dad recived dx he developed Candida fungus infection. My question is as...

Well is tad of strange question following my dad’s dx of lung cancer. As soon as...

•6 years ago