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Afatanib side effects

Hi All My 71yo mother in law was recently diagnosed with adenocarcinoma stage 4. She was fit with very little symptoms. She has been taking Afatinib for 10...

Hi All My 71yo mother in law was recently diagnosed with adenocarcinoma stage 4....

•5 years ago

What to expect stage 4 with brain metastatis

Hi. I’m am reaching out because urgently need to know what to expect. My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer with metastasis in the lymph node and...

Hi. I’m am reaching out because urgently need to know what to expect. My mother ...

•5 years ago

Xmas cancer thoughts

Hi ,Just wanted to say a few words to anyone else out there battling lung cancer and all of its complications for me ,brain Mets and cardiac ? Mets.I am on a...

Hi ,Just wanted to say a few words to anyone else out there battling lung cancer...

•5 years ago

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C T Scan

Well following a diagnosis of NSC lung cancer in April, a left lung pneumonectomy in July and course of chemotherapy I am going to hospital today for my first...

Well following a diagnosis of NSC lung cancer in April, a left lung pneumonectom...

•5 years ago

Small progression of lepto whilst on keytuda, advice and treatment options

Hi to the wonderful Inspire community, Mum had her scan results on Wednesday and was a mixed bag. i need to get my head round what it means and what treatment...

Hi to the wonderful Inspire community, Mum had her scan results on Wednesday an...

•5 years ago

THC / CBD oil combination in conjunction with Chemo Carboplatin & Etoposide for small cell lung cancer

Hi Everyone , i am new here and Just throwing this out into the universe - and with the help of God someone will be able to advise on their experience of using...

Hi Everyone , i am new here and Just throwing this out into the universe - and w...

•5 years ago

Biopsy results are in.

segments containing the tumors, there is significant signs of a lung disease called ASPERGILLUS. I have active chronic inflammation and fibrosis, fungal stains...

segments containing the tumors, there is significant signs of a lung disease cal...

•5 years ago

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Bone Biopsy, Not Sure What to Expect?

It's been a weird few weeks. Had routine CT on 25/9, routine follow up 3 weeks later. Oncologist said the scan hadn't been reported on but looked normal to...

It's been a weird few weeks. Had routine CT on 25/9, routine follow up 3 weeks ...

•5 years ago

Immunotherapy now started on pembrolizumab has anyone had experience of this drug?

Jan 2018, surgery to remove 2/3 of right lung : prognosis good. Several follow up scans identified small tumour then treated with SABR intensive radiotherapy...

Jan 2018, surgery to remove 2/3 of right lung : prognosis good. Several follow ...

•5 years ago

Cancer of the spleen

Hi I've previously wrote on this about my husband lung cancer nsclc 3a which was 9.5cm and spread to limb nodes the done a lobectomy and took out 12 limb...

Hi I've previously wrote on this about my husband lung cancer nsclc 3a which was...

•5 years ago

Support

Hi I am just wondering if there is any support groups around Wrightington, Wigan, Chorley Lancashire or Greater Manchester? My Dad was told his lung cancer...

Hi I am just wondering if there is any support groups around Wrightington, Wigan...

•5 years ago

Brain tumour again

Well after having lung cancer successfully treated 2015 and a brain met successfully treated May 2017 it seems I now might have another one ,well I definitely...

Well after having lung cancer successfully treated 2015 and a brain met successf...

•5 years ago