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Haemoglobin levels have crashed

In hospital today having a blood transfusion as my haemoglobin levels have crashed I'm assuming due to the chemotherapy. I've been told that once the new blood...

In hospital today having a blood transfusion as my haemoglobin levels have crash...

•11 years ago

Side effects of Whole Brain Radiation and how long do they last?? Thanks for your help!!

•11 years ago

Iressa....how long is it before symptoms appear?

Hi, Its day 7 on the Iressa tablets, and happy to say I am feeling ok....dont want to tempt fate but dont appear to be having any symtpoms. Would like to...

Hi, Its day 7 on the Iressa tablets, and happy to say I am feeling ok....dont w...

•11 years ago

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Mouth ulcers

Due to chemo I am suffering from mouth ulcers along the whole of my bottom lip and on tongue therefore making eating,drinking and talking very painful. Have...

Due to chemo I am suffering from mouth ulcers along the whole of my bottom lip a...

•11 years ago

Nationwide survey of lung cancer patients and carers

The UK Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC) – the country’s largest multi-interest group in lung cancer - has launched a nationwide survey to gather information about...

The UK Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC) – the country’s largest multi-interest grou...

•11 years ago

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why do I seem to get different answers from different doctors..

im so confused I don't no what radiothep my mam is having is it on her lung or spine docs an nurses are telling me diff things..

im so confused I don't no what radiothep my mam is having is it on her lung or s...

•11 years ago

Is it normal to look like there is nothing wrong with you even your on a stage 4 lung cancer and being treated by chemo?

My mom has a lung cancer and doctors says she's already on a stage 4 thats why she needed to be treated by chemo, we've have 2nd,3rd,4th opinion in different...

My mom has a lung cancer and doctors says she's already on a stage 4 thats why s...

•11 years ago

Has anyone else had childhood TB, and now diagnosed with advanced lung mestatis?

•11 years ago

Worst news ever

Hi Everyone Not wrote a blog for a while cause mum's been so well but unfortunately for the past 6 weeks she has made a dramatic decline. She's in terrible...

Hi Everyone Not wrote a blog for a while cause mum's been so well but unfortuna...

•11 years ago

Recently diagnosed

Hello, I am 52 yr old lady, non-smoker, and have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. Still trying to deal with it, still feeling bit numb, any help...

Hello, I am 52 yr old lady, non-smoker, and have recently been diagnosed with l...

•11 years ago

Not so good/not so bad

I was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC in November 2010 and placed in Iressa in January 2011. By January 2012 my tumours had reduced by up to 60 percent. My...

I was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC in November 2010 and placed in Iressa in Janu...

•11 years ago

What were the odds? I am a 31 year old fairly fit non smoker. I work in a office and grew up in a smoke free environment.

I cannot see any reasons to contribute to my risk increasing for lung cancer so why do i have it? Sorry that this is a very selfish question but i wanted to...

I cannot see any reasons to contribute to my risk increasing for lung cancer so ...

•11 years ago

New chemo treatment

Hi, Had Pleurodesis operation last week which was a success but today I saw my oncologist who said that the cancer has spread to my other lung so I suppose...

Hi, Had Pleurodesis operation last week which was a success but today I saw my o...

•11 years ago

What is the next step?

Hello to all of you I had my first scan after three first months on Iressa and i was happy to see that my tumor is smaller by 2/3 . I visited my doctor and...

Hello to all of you I had my first scan after three first months on Iressa and ...

•11 years ago

What is your experience of lung cancer?

Today, the UK Lung Cancer Coalition has launched a survey to find out more about people's experience of lung cancer. This will held this group, made of...

Today, the UK Lung Cancer Coalition has launched a survey to find out more about...

Partner•11 years ago