Lung Cancer

Hi all

just wanted to introduce myself 

my mum has just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer she hasn't had any symptoms other than a pain in her back 

it's happened quite quickly scan and biopsy last week she has a pancoast tumour T4N1MC1 small cell lung cancer which they have said is in a couple of places in her back and shadowing on her hip 

Just wanting to speak to others who have or are going through lung cancer treatment she's waiting for some final biopsy results but they have said probably chemo every 3 weeks and also some radiotherapy 

Parents
  • Hi KBfox1,

    My Dad has also just been diagnosed with lung cancer today, after around two weeks of tests. Aside from being anemic & tiredness/shortage of breath, you wouldn't know there was anything wrong.

    He's 74 and unfortunuately smoked all of his life, so he was expecting the worst as he also had known lung issues, but at this point in time we don't know what the overall stage is. Basically we know it's covered 1/3 of the left lung & a very small section of the right. Doing lymph node biopsy next-up and then we can work something out and see where we can go.

    Best of luck to your Mother :)

     

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  • Hi KBfox1,

    My Dad has also just been diagnosed with lung cancer today, after around two weeks of tests. Aside from being anemic & tiredness/shortage of breath, you wouldn't know there was anything wrong.

    He's 74 and unfortunuately smoked all of his life, so he was expecting the worst as he also had known lung issues, but at this point in time we don't know what the overall stage is. Basically we know it's covered 1/3 of the left lung & a very small section of the right. Doing lymph node biopsy next-up and then we can work something out and see where we can go.

    Best of luck to your Mother :)

     

Children