Lung Cancer Support Group
Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is one of the most lethal of cancers worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths annually. Although lung cancer was previously an illness that affected predominately men, the lung cancer rate for women has been...
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I'm new here. My brother was just diagnosed with lung cancer...what kind and stage I don't know. Part of me doesn't want to know. The doctor said it was incurable but said that with chemo it's treatable. I'm feeling numb at the moment. You see, in the last year, he's had 2 hospital stays, was diagnosed with a sarcomic tumor in his arm, had that amputated in October....and now, it's back but in his lungs. I'm trying to stay strong for him....but it's so hard. He can't work, but Social Security denied him (we're appealing) and so we're living on only my pay, which isn't enough. Everywhere we go, it just seems like more govermental red tape...and now, he's got the cough and is so weak...I can't imagine what chemo will do.
I'm really scared I'm going to lose him. Terrified. He's the only family I have.
I'm new here. My brother was just diagnosed with lung cancer...what kind and stage I don't know. Part of me doesn't want to know. The doctor said it was incurable but said that with chemo it's treatable. I'm feeling numb at the moment. You see, in the last year, he's had 2 hospital stays, was diagnosed with a sarcomic tumor in his arm, had that amputated in October....and now, it's back but in his lungs. I'm trying to stay strong for him....but it's so hard. He can't work, but Social Security denied him (we're appealing) and so we're living on only my pay, which isn't enough. Everywhere we go, it just seems like more govermental red tape...and now, he's got the cough and is so weak...I can't imagine what chemo will do.
I'm really scared I'm going to lose him. Terrified. He's the only family I have.
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Hi, I know you posted this a while ago (I am just new to the site... ) anyway - I was wondering how things are going and if you are doing OK. I don't live in the U.S so I don't know the social security & medial systems there... My mum has lung cancer and I am looking after her. I undertand what you must be going through and am here to listen if you need someone.
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I hate to hear this. I just lost my fiance May 23rd, 07 to lung cancer. But don't give up hope. Many types and cases are treatable and people can live many years after being diagnosed. Stay strong for him. I know it's hard, I just went through it. But keep positive no matter what for yourself and him.
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