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The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

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Jogging after lobectomy

I have been doing couch to 5k and tomorrow go onto week3 which entails me jogging for periods of 3 mins and walk 3 mins. I have jogged 1 min30 secs and walked...

I have been doing couch to 5k and tomorrow go onto week3 which entails me joggin...

jckjanetrosalin

•5 years ago

Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer

My wife was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in Feb19. She was told in march it was Advanced small cell. Tomorrow she starts Carboplatin and Epotiside chemo and I...

My wife was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in Feb19. She was told in march it was Ad...

•5 years ago

Symptoms of lung cancer

I have had a nigaly cough for 18month on and off. In January I was taken to hospital unable to breath. After all test I was told my chest and lungs were clear....

I have had a nigaly cough for 18month on and off. In January I was taken to hosp...

•5 years ago

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Cancer maintenance treatment

Hi everyone. My dad just did PET and good news is that the cancer has not progressed neither in lungs nor in the brain. But they found quite a big...

Hi everyone. My dad just did PET and good news is that the cancer has not progr...

•5 years ago

Pet Scan results finally back

PET Scan Results are now back and showing two cancers, worst possible news i wanted to hear Monday 18th March, i had wrote a article 2 weeks ago on this topic....

PET Scan Results are now back and showing two cancers, worst possible news i wan...

•5 years ago

Ceritinib Query

Hi everyone, I’m currently on the 450 mg dose of Ceritinib with food and have been for the last 4 months. I take mine in the morning but do suffer with...

Hi everyone, I’m currently on the 450 mg dose of Ceritinib with food and have ...

•5 years ago

struggling..

Mum had her first chemo yesterday, spoke to her around 4pm and she was tired but feeling ok, she had something to eat and was going to have a sleep, I took a...

Mum had her first chemo yesterday, spoke to her around 4pm and she was tired but...

LemonDropsDreamToo

•5 years ago

treatment begins...

Its been 4 days since we were told the devastating news that the cancer had spread from mums lung to the lining of her brain, she started steroids the same day...

Its been 4 days since we were told the devastating news that the cancer had spre...

LemonDropsDreamToo

•5 years ago

I had lobectomy aug 2018 . Will i be ok to fly this june 2019

I had lobectomy aug 2018 half left lung removed . Will i be ok to fly this june 2019. Has anyone else been on plane this soon after operation

I had lobectomy aug 2018 half left lung removed . Will i be ok to fly this june ...

jckjanetrosalin

•5 years ago

Mass of blood vessels

My brother has been diagnosed with a mass of blood vessels in lung ..He is a non smoker but recently I lost a sister to kung cancer . Does anyone know what...

My brother has been diagnosed with a mass of blood vessels in lung ..He is a non...

•5 years ago

PET CT scan

I went through ct scan in the past which showed size of nodule is 9ml The recent scan show very marginal increase i.e less than 1ml Do I need to have PET scan...

I went through ct scan in the past which showed size of nodule is 9ml The recent...

•5 years ago

Devastated

we We’re given the devastating news that my mums lung cancer has spread to her brain, following MRI scan they confirmed there were spots in my mums lining of...

we We’re given the devastating news that my mums lung cancer has spread to her b...

LemonDropsDreamToo

•5 years ago

Braf positive group?

Does anyone know if there is a Braf positive group for NSCLC people anywhere in U.K. and how to access it. The only other Braf positive group I have found to...

Does anyone know if there is a Braf positive group for NSCLC people anywhere in ...

•5 years ago

Fears of Lung Cancer

Hey Guys, Newbie here. Feeling alarmed at the moment as I have had a chest x-ray showing shadow on the apex of the right lung, in position this corresponds to...

Hey Guys, Newbie here. Feeling alarmed at the moment as I have had a chest x-ra...

•5 years ago

KRAS mutation in lung cancer

Hi there my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in December . It has spread to the lymph nodes and he also has two tiny spots on his brain. He is...

Hi there my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in December . It has ...

•5 years ago

Lung Matrix Trial

I’m being referred to Christie from Clatterbridge to take part in SMP2/Lung Matrix Trial? Has anyone taken part in this trial? How was it? Thanks for your...

I’m being referred to Christie from Clatterbridge to take part in SMP2/Lung Matr...

•5 years ago

Personalized vaccines for cancer immunotherapy

Hi everyone. Has anyone done Personalized vaccines for cancer immunotherapy? The doctor suggested to my dad to try it next. I see that it a a very new...

Hi everyone. Has anyone done Personalized vaccines for cancer immunotherapy? T...

•5 years ago

Pet Scan waiting for results, how do we cope

I have COPD and on Oxygen for activity In 2016 September 12th I had a left lung lobectomy bottom half removed , because of two cancers on bottom of lung,...

I have COPD and on Oxygen for activity In 2016 September 12th I had a left lung...

•5 years ago

Fighting Tobacco Abuse in the USA

Apologies if the following post is inappropriate. A new definition of hypocrisy: Walgreens collaboration with the Cancer Support Community. Walgreens is one of...

Apologies if the following post is inappropriate. A new definition of hypocrisy:...

•5 years ago

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New gen medication

Greetings all, I was diagnosed with NSCLC(ALK FPos)S4, back in May18. Been on Alectinib since. By the early part of January this year, metastisis was confirmed...

Greetings all, I was diagnosed with NSCLC(ALK FPos)S4, back in May18. Been on Al...

•5 years ago

Feeling so Frustrated

I feel we're no further forward... Mum had her appointment at the Marsden today and after 4 hours I just don't feel like we have any answers.. we dont know the...

I feel we're no further forward... Mum had her appointment at the Marsden today ...

LemonDropsDreamToo

•5 years ago

AFIB

I’m just getting over a bout of a-fib they told me it was the immoutheraphy . Doing this , has anyone else been through this

I’m just getting over a bout of a-fib they told me it was the immoutheraphy . D...

•5 years ago

Cancer return

What does that mean?? Is my cancer back?? Ugggghhh

What does that mean?? Is my cancer back?? Ugggghhh

•5 years ago