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The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

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Disappointed

Never before have I been as disappointed with our NHS 😢

Never before have I been as disappointed with our NHS 😢

•4 years ago

What does a partial response mean?

Mum finally recevied her letter from the last appointment. They take weeks to arrive but we were keen to see the good news in black and white. So the letter...

Mum finally recevied her letter from the last appointment. They take weeks to ar...

•4 years ago

My mistake

Thought I was posting to Health Unlocked members Told you I hadn't been on it for quite some time!

Thought I was posting to Health Unlocked members Told you I hadn't been on it fo...

•4 years ago

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Can benign lung nodules cause symptoms?

How likely is it that benign nodules cause symptoms such as a cough and chest pain? My mum has had some nodules appear on an X-ray (CT scan to take place on...

How likely is it that benign nodules cause symptoms such as a cough and chest pa...

•4 years ago

Stage 4 small cell lung cancer

Hi just diagnosed with aggressive small cell, also in my liver,will see consultant on Fri to decide treatment , probably chemo, strangely I feel fit and well...

Hi just diagnosed with aggressive small cell, also in my liver,will see consulta...

•4 years ago

Life after chemo...

I was diagnosed Oct 19 with Stage 4 Lung Cancer (non-small cell) with bone mets (thigh & spine). Was a complete bolt out of the blue as only went to GP with...

I was diagnosed Oct 19 with Stage 4 Lung Cancer (non-small cell) with bone mets ...

•4 years ago

ALK+ve UK Patient forum. 22nd February in London. Please email on address below if you are interested.

ALK +ve UK have their first Patient Forum for 2020 on 22nd February in London and have over 50 people confirmed already but have room for more! If anyone who...

ALK +ve UK have their first Patient Forum for 2020 on 22nd February in London an...

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Adenocarcinoma of Lung

Hi ! I’m new to this . My husband was diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma of lung cancer (T4N3M1A) last month. He is on Afatinib the last two weeks but he...

Hi ! I’m new to this . My husband was diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma o...

•4 years ago

Dacomitinib for lung cancer

I have been prescribed this targeted therapy however as it was only approved in August 2019 am the only person on it as far as I know. Is there anyone else...

I have been prescribed this targeted therapy however as it was only approved in...

•4 years ago

Self injection after operation

Just wondered if anyone can help with a curiosity trying to remember something!! I had a lobectomy 3 years ago and had to self inject to prevent blood clots...

Just wondered if anyone can help with a curiosity trying to remember something!!...

•4 years ago

Maintenance chemo stopped

Because my husbands kidney test has come back too low (40), to continue his maintenence Pemetrexed or any other chemo, he has been told that he will now be...

Because my husbands kidney test has come back too low (40), to continue his main...

•4 years ago

Kidney level dropped...anyone else had this?

My partner has stage 4 lung cancer, he has been having chemo and immunotherapy very three weeks since September but they had to stop The first week in January...

My partner has stage 4 lung cancer, he has been having chemo and immunotherapy v...

•4 years ago

Pembrolizumab Treatment every six weeks instead of three.

I have been on Pembrolizumab as a first line treatment for Adenocarcinoma Stage 4 for 18 months, having treatment every three weeks at a dose of 200 mg. My...

I have been on Pembrolizumab as a first line treatment for Adenocarcinoma Stage ...

•4 years ago