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Sensitive Topic / How Long Was...
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Hey Ya'll,I realize that this topic is a very sensitive, personal, and uncomfortable one for most people to talk about.  For that reason, I'd like ...
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Tarceva for metastisized stage...
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My mom has stage IV NSCLC with mets to the lymph nodes.  She had four rounds of chemo - Taxol, Carboplatin and Avastin but now the doctor just has her on A...
505/29/08 Message Rating
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Chest XRAY - good detector or ...
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For those of you who have or know someone with lung cancer, I am so, so sorry.I was wondering if an simple chest XRAY missed yours or your loved ones initial di...
205/29/08 Message Rating
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PLEASE HELP
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Dad was diggonised with advanced small cell lung cancer in Feb 2008 which had already spead to his liver, lymph and skin.  Doc only gave him 3 does of chem...
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Please help withTarceva
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My dad suffers from lung cancer with brain and eye metastases.After chemo and radiation treatment he is now on Tarceva. He started three weeks ago, stopped taki...
605/29/08 Message Rating
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fight almost over
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two days ago my mom took a turn for the worst. she now is completely bed riddon. has oxygen, morphine pump,, catheter. she isfighting it so hard it hurts so bad...
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Best time to take Tarceva
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Hi, Please advise me: do I need to take Tarceva exactly 2 hrs after and 1 hr before foods; can I take it 10 hrs after and 2 hr before foods or otherwise, c...
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tarceva
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Hi, I was diagnosed in march 2008 with nsc lung cancer with mes to brain, liver,& some bone. I've been taking tarceva 150mg and got a small nose bleed and a rea...
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Mets??
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I keep hearing people talk about mets, can someone tell me what they are? Thanks, Maggie
105/28/08 Message Rating
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My mom
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Nov. 2008, the day for Thanks giving my mother was diagnosed with  stage 4 lung cancer.  Scans showe that it was also in here bones.   She s...
305/28/08 Message Rating
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Has this happened to anyone el...
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HelloFor the last few days, my father has had swelling in his feet. He went to the hospital on Monday and they said that he had a low amount of something that s...
205/28/08 Message Rating
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Has anyone gotten Foot or leg ...
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My father is on Tarceva and he gets alot of foot pain..
205/27/08 Message Rating
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Stage 4 with Mets to Brain
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A very close family friend was recently diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC.  She just finished 12 sessions of radiation for the six small mets to her brain.&nbs...
205/27/08 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I found out I have stage IV lung cancer in January 2008. It was in both lungs and a large tumor in the left lung. Today it is gone! Tarceva has worked wonderful...
005/27/08 Message Rating
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Has any1 had the Cyberknife?
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Hi! Its been a while since I have been on here. My dad was diagnosed with NSCLC on Jan5th, 2007, here is a quick (kinda) update of what has gone on...started Ca...
405/27/08 Message Rating
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lung cancer
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HiI had stage 1 lung cancer and now stage 4. I'm on tarceva and responded well the first month with the lung tumor gone but have in the bone, liver and othe...
405/27/08 Message Rating
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Does anyone know a good painki...
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My father who has lung cancer stage IV, brain and eye metastases is now suffering from both his eye pain and neuritis in his right arm. His doctors have changed...
305/26/08 Message Rating
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Serenity, are you there?
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Hi Serenity,It's been a while since we've communicated, but I'm thinking of you.  I haven't seen you on this board in some time, so I ...
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Do not want to go for Whole br...
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My dad was disgnosed with stage 4 Lung cancer in Feb 2008.The cancer has spreaded to his brain and we are not very keen to send him for whole brain Radiotherpay...
205/25/08 Message Rating
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My father is in the hospital.....
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My father has been pretty lethargic all day and his breathing has been very labored and cracklely.  When my mother got him up to use the bathroom he was ve...
1005/24/08 Message Rating
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4 weeks since my beautiful mum...
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my mum died from lung cancer a month today,she was diagnoised just under a year ago. this is such a horrible journey with so many ups and downs and the unk...
405/24/08 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I have read all previous messages & thank you all for the good information and detailed descriptions.  Details are good & we often don't get th...
605/24/08 Message Rating
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the future for caregivers
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I feel extremely guilty for thinking about this but do caregivers look beyond the treatments and when your loved one does pass due to this horrible disease?My f...
505/23/08 Message Rating
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lawsuits
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Has anybody pursued a lawsuit when they thought that their or their loved ones cancer was caused by outside agents?My father who was diagnosed with lung cancer ...
305/23/08 Message Rating
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Hospice
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At what point do you call hospice?  My father was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer with mets to the bone.  Within the last 2 weeks he has worsened -...
705/23/08 Message Rating
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