My sister of 64 years old was recently dx with lung and brain cancer. the options will be laid out next week. My background is nursing, however rusty, so I'm used as an interpreter and guide. We are already receiving mixed messages regarding treatments, surviving the treatment, quality of life with treatment and more. The family, her devistated husband, are grieving and gathering info at the same time. I am new to this website and am learning from your questions, your experiences and your advise already. If there are specific thoughts that would be helpful at this stage, I usre would appreciate. A game plan that was said in this preliminary stage includes: get to the brain with radiation and then chemo for the lung. I donot know what type of lung, small cell vs. non small cell but fact that it is metastacized to the brain tells us it is probably small (oat) cell. But, I'm needing information and I'm already cncerned about the radiation onc coordinating with the chemo oncologist. We are in Chicago-land, if any suggestions on treatment centers, I coulduse those tips too. This is very hard. Thank you for any thoughts. MLC