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...
My mother was diagnosed a few months ago with Stage 3/4. The tumor is large and in the center of her chest. After 7 rounds of chemo, tests show that chemo is working and the tumor is shrinking. She began another 8 rounds or so. However, she'll never be operable becuase of the location and the fact that the tumor is too close to the lymphnodes. She goes in and out of wanting to fight the cancer and then wanting to quit. It can be so hard to hear her sobbing on the phone about this...I know I'm losing my mother. I just wonder how others who have been the caregiver and how you deal with the emotions of the one you love and your own?
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I have some suggestions for those with depression. First, I do not pretend to be excellent, life is challenging, and I make more than my share of mistakes and have my share of problems. I just write because I am trying to help and whatever my challenges, I am a person who is trying to make the world better, at least some of the time. 1. Write some suggestions when you are in a good place....
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Recently I’ve been thinking about committing suicide. I don’t like the person I am. There are so many things wrong with me: I have anxiety, I’m shy and I have social anxiety disorder. This has kept me from living a really fulfilled life. I don’t have many friends and I feel like other then my family no one would care if I was dead. In case you’re curious, yes I’m on medication for...
You can check the types of chemo to minimize side effects- carboplatin is easier than cisplatin for example.
I AM CURRENTLY OFF TREATMENT FOR A WHILE (RELIEF!) HAVE BEEN THRU 6 ROUNDS OF CHEMO EVERY 3 WEEKS WITH A BREAK OF ABOUT 2 MONTHS UNTIL THE CANCER STARTED GROWING AGAIN. IN EARLY DECEMBER BEGAN RADIATION AND CHEMO COMBINED WHICH ENDED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. MY NEXT PET/CT SCAN IS FEB. 27TH AND I SEE MY DOCTOR ON MARCH 27TH. MY PROGNOSIS IS NOT GOOD EITHER AND I'M SURE I'LL HAVE TO HAVE MORE CHEMO...BUT FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS OR SO I WILL CHERISH EACH AND EVERY DAY OF FEELING SO GOOD. SURE, I HAVE SIDE EFFECTS BUT IGNORE THEM. I WISH YOUR MOM COULD HANDLE IT BETTER FOR ALL OF YOUR FAMILY, I KNOW IT'S HARD ON EVERYONE. BLESS YOU AND YOUR MOM, ESPECIALLY. HANG IN THERE! HUGS, GINNY