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thick fluid around lung
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My mother has stage 4 lung cancer. She has had 3 types of chemo, and has just finished 10 rounds of radiation. We aare waiting to see how the radiation has affe...
005/23/08 Message Rating
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Am I just wasting money???
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My name is Larry and my father got diagnosed with stage 4 Non small cell lung cancer and as mesttized to his spine which had unable him to walk. He had 3 cycle ...
205/23/08 Message Rating
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6th Line Treatment Options for...
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Hi,Was just wondering if anyone can give some information/ suggestions on possible treatment options for my mother.  She was diagnosed with stage IV non-sm...
205/23/08 Message Rating
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Do not understand
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My father had prostate cancer 1 year ago they removed it nothing left, lymph nodes clear..........Now he was just diagnosed with primary Non Small Cell lung can...
305/23/08 Message Rating
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My father and lung cancer - lo...
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Hello My name is Tracy.  I myself am a cancer survivor (uterine) but I am here today to write about my father.  His story is 5 yrs in the making....
205/22/08 Message Rating
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stage 4
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My mom has stage four non small cell lung cancer. I was just wondering what we as her family should expect in the up coming months. She was always in good healt...
505/22/08 Message Rating
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CEA Test
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Jurt was reasssured the oncologist and family Dr. both CEA of 150 was not  worrisome  - only up 30 points in several months.  Waiting now fo...
005/22/08 Message Rating
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PLEASE HELP Radiosurgery
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PLEASE HELP Has any one had any dealings with radio surgery and do they know where I can get these from.  Dad has advanced small cell lung cancer and had 3...
705/22/08 Message Rating
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Side effects of chemotherapy -...
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My mom was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma in January of 2008.  She has a very large tumor in her right lung, lesions on both adrenal glands as well...
105/21/08 Message Rating
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I need these for my mum
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Hi, going through the messages has given me a new ray of hope. My mum is a cancer patient and we are based in the UAE. She has secondary lung cancer, which was ...
005/21/08 Message Rating
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Too weak for chemo and Tarceva...
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Hi,Doctor told us that our dad is too weak for any type of chemo and Tarceva don't work on him (after taking Tarceva for 5 weeks) because the canc...
705/21/08 Message Rating
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Companion Care
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My step-father is close to the end. My Mom is working full time, doing everything in the house, and not sleeping. He is wanting her to take all of what little t...
205/19/08 Message Rating
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painful cough
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Does anyone know anything to soothe a raking cough. My husband had his kidney and a cancered stomach node removed on march 13th, then two weeks l...
405/19/08 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I have been reading about Tarceva.  Why do all articles say Tarceva isa "second line treatment"  I have had one radiation treatment and noch...
405/18/08 Message Rating
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Does anyone know of lung cance...
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My father, who is 50 years old, was diagnosed in May 2007 with non-small cell lung cancer with a single brain metastases. This was after he was wrongly diagnose...
305/17/08 Message Rating
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Coughing blood
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My Mom was diagnosed w/ stage IV lung cancer 2 weeks ago. She told me a couple days ago that she is coughing up blood. Is this common or is it a side effect I h...
105/16/08 Message Rating
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My Aunt died today
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She passed very piecefull the way she wanted and painfree.I new it was bad this morning when the nurse told me the 2hrs of morphine wasnt doing it.she never wok...
205/15/08 Message Rating
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my mum has lost her battle but...
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my beautiful mum lost her battle to lung cancer 3 weeks ago,weve been on this journey for just under a year. ive researched everything,ive tried everything...
705/15/08 Message Rating
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Just wanted to share
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Hello All---Since my mother (age 75) was dx'd in DEC 2006 with Stage IV, NSCLC,  Squamous cell, I have been been an avid reader of this site.  My ...
105/15/08 Message Rating
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Found out last week...
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I found out last week that someone very close to me has lung cancer.  She las a large mass in her right lung and six small tumors on her brain.  We&rs...
205/14/08 Message Rating
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how to care for a lung cancer ...
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hi!yesterday, may 14, my grand father (71 years old) was brought to hospital for general check up just to know the cause why he is suffering from paralysis and ...
305/14/08 Message Rating
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My Dadf has been diagonesed wi...
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My Dad has lung cancer, diagnosed about two months ago, advanced stage, in-operable - right lung has collapsed.  He went for radiation - supposed to be 60 ...
305/13/08 Message Rating
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quitting chemo
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my mom has been fighting iv lung cancer for 13 months. she did great the first year.now, the chemo seems to bring her down in every way. she has been in hospita...
105/13/08 Message Rating
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BAD NEWS HELP
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My Aunt who has lung cancer stage 4 and brain mets.is going down hill fast..She just found out about the cancer the end of march.DId her 3 weeks of radation and...
305/11/08 Message Rating
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What do we do now?
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September 2007 dad admitted to ER with severe pain in his right side and back.5" (12cm) tumor discovered. First biopsy revealed small cell, after the second bio...
205/11/08 Message Rating
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