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Lung Cancer Discussions

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Too Much Pessimism Might be Ca...
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My sister has lung cancer stage 4 that went to the bone....for goodness sake...I am trying to be realistic..but at the same time have some ray of hope...So many...
211/12/05 Message Rating
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Sclc Moved From Chest to Brain...
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My mother was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer on 8-25-05. On 8-29 we were advised it had already spread to the Cerebellum region of her brain and was now ...
111/09/05 Message Rating
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Cheaper Tarceva
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My father has stage 3nsc lung cancer. He has gone through 3 months of radiation & chemo. Medicaid does not cover drugs. He was diagnosed the end of May '05. Soc...
211/09/05 Message Rating
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Feeling Guilty About Moms Deat...
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Hi, my mother passed away a year and a half ago and I think I am blocking my grief. I think about her and I miss her, but when I start to remember what happened...
311/09/05 Message Rating
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Faces of Lung Cancer
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My husband Jim is Stage IV NSCLC. He is only 40 years old. Tooling around the internet I've happened upon alcase.com. They are asking for people with lun...
411/09/05 Message Rating
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Gemzar
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Has anyone taken Gemzar? Any side affects? Did it work? Bergetta
011/08/05 Message Rating
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Persistent Cough
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My dad has Stage IV lung cancer and has a persistent cough and it won't go away. He has tried some cough medcine but nothing is working. Has anyone tried a c...
511/08/05 Message Rating
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Cough
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My dad was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in August and has persistent cough and nothing will help it. Has anyone tried anything that worked? He is in d...
111/07/05 Message Rating
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Tarceva - Update on Progress
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I know that there are a lot of patients on this message board using Tarceva - me included - and I just wanted to know how everyone is doing. I am also interest...
811/07/05 Message Rating
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Stage 4 Nsclc
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I have a sister in law that was diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc in late August. I'm confused about what her prognosis is. I take her to the radiation treatments fi...
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Compatibility to Tarceva
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After being on Tarceva for 4 months, and having a completly clear CT scan, my doctor tells me that Tarceva is only effective in 20-30% of the patients. In orde...
211/05/05 Message Rating
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Dealing With it
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My mom was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer about 6 months ago. It's gotten progessively worse, it has spread to her brain, liver and kidneys. I don't beli...
211/04/05 Message Rating
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Radiation to Windpipe/esophagu...
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Hi All.. does anyone know of any risks to radiation just outside the windpipe? My doctor has suggested 6 1/2 weeks of radiation to this area...I had a lobe ...
111/03/05 Message Rating
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Tarceva & Terrible Rash
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My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. Acctually he was diagnosed with liver cancer in July ( a few tumors), and now it has spreaded out to his lung.. The do...
1311/02/05 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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Hi Everyone I just found this website. I have been on tarceva for about four months I have read some of your messages and have or had some of the same symptoms...
111/01/05 Message Rating
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Lumps on my Thigh
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hi, I was diagnosed with stage 3 nscl 6 months ago. I underwnt chemo and radiation and then surgery. They did a wedge resection and lymp node removal (which sh...
111/01/05 Message Rating
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Just Need to Talk! my Dad's 50...
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In 2002 My dad was diagnosed with Non-small cell metastatic lung Cancer (also on his Adrenal glands)Here it is 3 yrs. later and we're still spending time togeth...
410/27/05 Message Rating
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Had Lung Surgery 3 Wks Ago Now...
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Does anyone know if this is normal?
010/26/05 Message Rating
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How Late is Too Late?
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How late is too late to be treated? Is there any possibility that one with 15 days left can be helped?
810/26/05 Message Rating
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Smoker and Tarceva
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My mom has been on tarceva for about two months. She has had a slight rash and diaherea and her skin is extremely dry. She was a light smoker until diagnosed la...
510/26/05 Message Rating
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Ctca=cancer Treatment Centers ...
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sorry if there was confusion with Ctca! Susan
010/25/05 Message Rating
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Ctca?
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Anyone have opinions the Cancer Treatment Centers of America? I'm considering going to Tulsa center. Thanks! Susan
010/25/05 Message Rating
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Seizures/driving
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Hi everyone! I had a seizure 5 weeks ago. Then a scan showed brain mets so we did 4 weeks of whole brain radiation. Of course I didn't drive during all that....
410/25/05 Message Rating
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Just Recently Lost Spouse to A...
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My name is Irene,just recently lost my husband to lung cancer (Adenocarcinoma_ which is what the autopsy showed. Havent talked w/pathologist yet, as I just rece...
210/24/05 Message Rating
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my G-ma Has Stage 4 Lung Cance...
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My Grandma was diagonosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer last November. She had chemo the first 5 months and stayed sick as a dog!!! She then decided no more and pu...
210/16/05 Message Rating
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