Hi,
mid Jan 08, my dad complaint about his back pain and we thought it was just a normal pain and did not even bother to seek medical advise till late Jan when his condition deteriorate.
We send him to private hospital where he underwent MRI on his back. Scan result reveal something that could be very serious.
Early Feb, he was confirmed to be disgnosed with Lung Cancer (NSSLC)
(so is stage 4 i.e. advanced Lung Cancer)
Complication started to surface after biospy
- air in the lung
- small ops to "remove" the air
- few weeks later, RT on his back (10 sessions)
- next, difficult in breathing due to fluid in the lung
- another op. to drain away the fluid.
After the op. he is physically very weak and has lost about 8-9 kg
So can't go for chemo. Another scan reveal that his cancer had mets to his brain.
His oncology then decided that he should take Tarceva (100mg) as he is now too weak to go for chemo.
My worry is that his brain tumor may take his life away.
Is there any medication for cancer that spread to the brain?
As Tarceva can (if work on him) prevent the cancer from spreading but the drug will not travel to his brain and penetrate the cancer cells.
Thanks.
Hi, my dad was diagnosed with Lung Cancer 2 mths back.
It has spread to him back