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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My 15 year old son recently all of the sudden became extremely interested in girls, especially one in particular. This kind of just came out of the blue, I know it’s normal at this age, but he has expressed absolutely no interest until just the other night. He even asked her to a school dance coming up and she said no, then he asked her to hang out some time and she is making excuses. I know...
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feeling like a failure. i've worked at the same job for almost 30 years (blue collar, not too interesting or fulfilling) because i felt like i needed the money and security. i know a lot of people do this but i feel like i wasted my life. that i should have tried harder to pursue my dreams, taken more chances. i did take some but i don't know. i feel horrible regret. my youth is gone. ...
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