My Mum has just been diagnosed with lung cancer, also a non-smoker, unfortunately now it seems there are as many if not more people being diagnosed with lung cancer that have never smoked if you read the articles. Mum had an EBUS procedure to take biopsies from lymph nodes after a 4cm tumour was shown in a CT Scan. Cancer in right lung and lymph nodes, possible cancer in left lung and left lymph nodes clear. Appointment with Oncologist 10th March. My Mum's cancer was tested and a marker was shown that she has EGFR mutation which 10% of people have with lung cancer, so they are starting Mum on a targeted chemo tablet to take daily at home called Osimertinib, it supposedly works well at controlling cancer with this mutation.
Do you know what stage cancer you have? Mum has not been officially told yet but we think stage 4 and possibly advanced, we know they said its incurable because its spread to lymph nodes and both lungs. From 5 years ago they knew she had chronic right upper lobe changes and she had a biopsy in left lung (it was clear at time) but because the right lobe changes didnt change for 2 years they stopped the Ct Scans altogether, I feel she was neglected there because if they had kept a yearly check on that right lung it would have prevented it spreading to lymph nodes.
Hope you are getting a treatment plan put in place and finding you have a good support from the hospital. We are here if you need support. take care.
My Mum has just been diagnosed with lung cancer, also a non-smoker, unfortunately now it seems there are as many if not more people being diagnosed with lung cancer that have never smoked if you read the articles. Mum had an EBUS procedure to take biopsies from lymph nodes after a 4cm tumour was shown in a CT Scan. Cancer in right lung and lymph nodes, possible cancer in left lung and left lymph nodes clear. Appointment with Oncologist 10th March. My Mum's cancer was tested and a marker was shown that she has EGFR mutation which 10% of people have with lung cancer, so they are starting Mum on a targeted chemo tablet to take daily at home called Osimertinib, it supposedly works well at controlling cancer with this mutation.
Do you know what stage cancer you have? Mum has not been officially told yet but we think stage 4 and possibly advanced, we know they said its incurable because its spread to lymph nodes and both lungs. From 5 years ago they knew she had chronic right upper lobe changes and she had a biopsy in left lung (it was clear at time) but because the right lobe changes didnt change for 2 years they stopped the Ct Scans altogether, I feel she was neglected there because if they had kept a yearly check on that right lung it would have prevented it spreading to lymph nodes.
Hope you are getting a treatment plan put in place and finding you have a good support from the hospital. We are here if you need support. take care.
