Hi, I was diagnosed with pleomorphic (sarcomatoid) carcinoma with focal squamous and combined small cell carcinoma components. I realise this is an uncommon diagnosis but am wondering if anyone else has been diagnosed with the same or similar and what their experience has been like with the treatment.
I consider myself lucky as mine was diagnosed at an early stage and was deemed operable and surgery was scheduled quickly. The post operative staging was pT1b N0 PL0 R0 and I have just completed the first cycle of four adjuvant chemotherapy (Carboplatin & Etoposide) sessions with a referral for prophylactic cranial irradiation once the chemotherapy is complete.
What kind of common side effects should I expect from the radiation treatment?