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The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

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DVLA and insurance

My husband has been diagnosed with NSCLC lung cancer with a malignant effusion and has started immunotherapy. The car insurance is now due to be renewed. My...

My husband has been diagnosed with NSCLC lung cancer with a malignant effusion a...

•6 years ago

Timeline for treatment

Husband fit 57 year old diagnosed with lung cance and meta to brain and liver on 25th Sep - awaiting treatment plan to start on 19th Nov 2018 - why does it...

Husband fit 57 year old diagnosed with lung cance and meta to brain and liver on...

•6 years ago

Breathing/Breathlessness/Is Someone sitting on my chest!

Hi, my mum with Stage 4 with mets to liver and bones has recently experienced a tightness in her chest in the evenings. It does not last long and feels like...

Hi, my mum with Stage 4 with mets to liver and bones has recently experienced a ...

•6 years ago

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A bad day!!!!

I”m having a bad day today. Mum passed away on 4th Sept. I have been so busy since then, working, dealing with things at mums home and dealing with things in...

I”m having a bad day today. Mum passed away on 4th Sept. I have been so busy sin...

LaurelandCallum

•6 years ago

ALK Positive UK Group has now been set up. Please join us. Here is the link......

The group is for anyone in the U.K. who has the lung cancer with the ALK mutation and for their carers too. It is a really supportive group. Hope that you will...

The group is for anyone in the U.K. who has the lung cancer with the ALK mutatio...

•6 years ago

Cancer free

Well I met my consultant on Tuesday with my wife and we went through the procedure. I couldn't get biopsies as the lung would bust plus it would take a while...

Well I met my consultant on Tuesday with my wife and we went through the procedu...

•6 years ago

Any Pastors/Ministers Out there

Any Pastors/Ministers Out there? Please message.

Any Pastors/Ministers Out there? Please message.

•6 years ago

CTScan Results

Dear Friends my tumours in my lung have grown a little: Top right tumour has grown 2mm and bottom left 0.5mm. The cancer still is only my Right Lung and so...

Dear Friends my tumours in my lung have grown a little: Top right tumour has gro...

•6 years ago

Afternoon chill out day.

Admitted tomorrow for surgery following day, I'm at my Waterstones hide away in East Kilbride shopping centre with my favourite treat, will be a while before...

Admitted tomorrow for surgery following day, I'm at my Waterstones hide away in ...

•6 years ago

Liver count is raised ????

My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 3 earlier this year. Over Easter he was in hospital having surgery (a lone Tony to remove 3/5 of his upper left...

My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer stage 3 earlier this year. Over Easter...

•6 years ago

Final days......heartbreaking 💔

My mum was given 8 weeks to live 4 months ago, and she has fought to stay strong to be with us!! She has small cell lung cancer that has spreads to her brain,...

My mum was given 8 weeks to live 4 months ago, and she has fought to stay strong...

•6 years ago

Concerned

My friend has just been told she has lung cancer.I want to be able to understand so I can help,she thought it was arthritis in her fingers but after tests she...

My friend has just been told she has lung cancer.I want to be able to understand...

•6 years ago

Cancer in the brain

Hello. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 2 years ago and was receiving targeted therapy treatment which has been working. However yesterday we...

Hello. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 2 years ago and was rec...

•6 years ago

Advice on drug

My wife is on gefitinib doing fairly well cancer stable but she has very bad itching in her arms any advice has used e45 not helping

My wife is on gefitinib doing fairly well cancer stable but she has very bad itc...

•6 years ago

Big thank you.

Firstly I'd like to thank all who have replied to my posts, secondly big massive thanks to the Roy Castle Nurse who I spoke to today and very kindly called the...

Firstly I'd like to thank all who have replied to my posts, secondly big massive...

•6 years ago

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in combination with cisplatin/carboplatin plus pemetrexed chemotherapy

Another new treatment option is being considered by the SMC Do any of you have experience with Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in combination with...

Another new treatment option is being considered by the SMC Do any of you have ...

RoyCastleHelpline

Partner•6 years ago

Lung cancer

Hi a question for some one on here I had lung cancer in 2010 and have nothing but chest infection my doctor has told me I will allways be like this IAM not...

Hi a question for some one on here I had lung cancer in 2010 and have nothing bu...

•6 years ago

Waiting Times

Can anyone tell me what the waiting time is from being diagnosed with lung cancer to the removal of third of the lung, I live in Scotland.

Can anyone tell me what the waiting time is from being diagnosed with lung cance...

•6 years ago

Help please - bras post surgery

Hello, I was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of weeks ago and I’ve just come out of hospital after an operation to get biopsies to determine exactly what...

Hello, I was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of weeks ago and I’ve just come...

•6 years ago

Oral Morphine

A month after a second round of chemotherapy (carbo & Gem). I’ve developed a upper respiratory cough and oncologist prescribed me 1.25mg of oral morphine...

A month after a second round of chemotherapy (carbo & Gem). I’ve developed a upp...

•6 years ago

Hiccups caused by chemotherapy medication

I have just started chemotherapy for Mesothelioma and have had a number of episodes of long lasting hiccups throughout the day and night. Can anyone suggest...

I have just started chemotherapy for Mesothelioma and have had a number of epis...

•6 years ago