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Unopened Bottle Of Tarceva
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My husband lost his battle with lung cancer 6 months ago. He had been on Tarceva. It's an extraordinary drug that allows a pationt to have a great quality o...
301/26/07 Message Rating
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Lung Cancer
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Lung Caner info given here is correct?  
101/25/07 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I was dx in Jul 06 with non-small-cell lung cancer.  I elected to go to Cancer Treatment Center of Americal, Phil. Pa.  I have completed my 6 month re...
101/24/07 Message Rating
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There is hope for lung cancer ...
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I've been reading the message boards, and those of us with lung cancer and/or loved ones with it, don't hear alot of hopeful news.  I was Dx w...
901/22/07 Message Rating
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How long will Tarceva side eff...
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I have NSCLC. I think the stage is IV. No mets as of last PET 11/06. Also have end stage COPD. This is round two with lung cancer and I know I wo...
701/22/07 Message Rating
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any hope?
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My dad (age 63) found out in August 2006 that he had a mass on his lung.  They also found out that it had gone to his liver.  So, he has a mass on his...
701/22/07 Message Rating
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Are miracles still here?
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my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer in june of 05, his surgeon and oncologist gave him 6 months to 1 year to live.  Well, evidently he has beat all of th...
101/22/07 Message Rating
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Inconclusive biopsies?
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How common is it for biopsies to come back inconclusive?  My mother is 66 year old former smoker recently admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath ...
201/22/07 Message Rating
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cough after chemo
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Does anyone know if chemo can make a lung cancer cough worse, my mom started chemo on Wednesday and Thursday her cough is worse and she can barely have a conver...
101/21/07 Message Rating
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what to do
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Long and short, my husband is 45 y/o diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, which has spread to bones, lymph nodes and stomach area. Desperate for help; however, ...
001/20/07 Message Rating
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Tarceva?
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hiCan you give me more information about tarceva? It may be a good choice for my uncle. Do you have to take chemo first? Can you get a prescription from your do...
301/20/07 Message Rating
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nausea and vomiting BEFORE tre...
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My mother was diagnosed with extensive SCLC on 01/18/07.  We are going Monday 01/22/07 for her admission to the hospital to start her chemo and to get the ...
101/19/07 Message Rating
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reaccurance
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Hi, Im new to this site and im wondering if they can use the same chemo treatments that they used the first time around He was on 3 different Chemo's plus r...
401/18/07 Message Rating
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Blood Transfusion
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My dad is 62 and diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in both lungs, it has damaged his rib cage, breast plate and shows up in the lymph nodes.  This ...
101/17/07 Message Rating
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Getting started
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 I have just been told that I have lung cancer about 6 weeks ago.   I had an consultation for the oncologist however, due to poor weather condito...
501/15/07 Message Rating
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grief and much guilt
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My Mom just died and all I can do is feel guilty for not seeing her as much as i should or could have.  I would call her everyday but although 4 years ag...
801/11/07 Message Rating
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TARCEVA treatment
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Hello everybody!My spouse has a lung cuncer since about 3 years.She was treated with 6 chemio sessions in late 2004. Then, in April 2005, her left lung was remo...
501/11/07 Message Rating
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My Mom has nsclc
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My mom was recently diagnosed with IIIb nsclc with pleural effusion.  She is interested in going on a clinical trial using carboplatin and taxol and avasti...
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Important Radiation Question
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My mother was recently diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (limited).  She is not sick and has just started her second round of chemo.  She feels gr...
101/09/07 Message Rating
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Anyone had experience with int...
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My 50 year old non-smoker husband was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC (adeno) in  August, 2004.  He did WB radiation and spine radiation (for pain) and ...
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tarceva rash
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My dad has started taking Tarceva.  The rash on his face was becoming more and more painful every day. His eyes were runny, and itchy.  It was difficu...
201/07/07 Message Rating
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Tarceva - Relief from Unbearab...
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Hi, my Mom has been taking Tarceva for about 8 months for lung cancer and she's doing fantasically except for a couple of side effects - &nbs...
101/04/07 Message Rating
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Confused
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I have moderate copd. Not on O-2 yet. I had a Ct scan early Dec. Dr. was looking for a possible pulmonary emboli,instead an irregular nodule 1.9 mm was fou...
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long biopsy turnaround time?
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a relative of mine with a lung mass (which may have originated from gallbladder cancer) was just quoted a 10-14 day turnaround time on laproscopic lung biopsy r...
101/03/07 Message Rating
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Hair loss and Tarceva
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I too lost hair on Tarceva, I estimate about 50% thinning before the major hair loss stopped. Since then, I have either lost hair along my hairline or new short...
201/02/07 Message Rating
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