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The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

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Jaundice after chemo

Has anyone else had jaundice after chemo with pemextred and carboplatin?

Has anyone else had jaundice after chemo with pemextred and carboplatin?

•6 years ago

4 weeks without you.xmas eve

So it's Christmas eve..trying to get through it with a smile on my face for my children but how can i when my best friend has only been gone 4 weeks...am 33...

So it's Christmas eve..trying to get through it with a smile on my face for my c...

•6 years ago

Blood clots

So despite daily blood thinning injection for two months my husband has got a second blood clot, no wonder he got so breathless. He now has to get two...

So despite daily blood thinning injection for two months my husband has got a se...

•6 years ago

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About taking iressa for lung cancer

Hi everyone I thought you would like to hear some good results from taking iressa I have been taking it for four years now after having chemo my condition has...

Hi everyone I thought you would like to hear some good results from taking iress...

•6 years ago

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Helpline

The helpline will be closed from 22nd Decenber at 2pm until 3rd January at 9am. If you have a non urgent medical complaint please contact your GP, lung cancer...

The helpline will be closed from 22nd Decenber at 2pm until 3rd January at 9am. ...

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Carboplatin/Alimta didn't work

Hello All Just wondered if anyone else here had the same experience as my father. He has just received the news that after four cycles of Carboplatin/Alimta...

Hello All Just wondered if anyone else here had the same experience as my father...

•6 years ago

scans

A couple of questions regarding scans .Is it better to have a PET scan when looking for further cerebral/more brain tumours / odema post SBR .I have a...

A couple of questions regarding scans .Is it better to have a PET scan when look...

•6 years ago

Are you a man affected by cancer, if so can you help with some research

hello all, below are details from a research project looking for men who have viewed support services as part of managing their cancer. Please use the contact...

hello all, below are details from a research project looking for men who have vi...

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Changing from crizotinib to ceritinib

My husband is about to change from crizotinib to ceritinib and I was wondering if anyone else had done this. I would be grateful for any advice on side...

My husband is about to change from crizotinib to ceritinib and I was wondering i...

•6 years ago

Are you receiving or have you received immunotherapy for non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the last 12 months?

I've had a request from Patient Power for help from UK lung cancer patients who may be eligible to take part in a survey about their experience with their...

I've had a request from Patient Power for help from UK lung cancer patients who ...

•6 years ago

Scanxiety

Hi everybody, Im new to the group so thought I'd introduce myself! My husband was diagnosed stage 4 NSCLC on 23rd December 2014 age 32. He is currently...

Hi everybody, Im new to the group so thought I'd introduce myself! My husband wa...

•6 years ago

Slow growing

My husband was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer that had spread to his liver bones and spine. Thought this was supposed to be slow growing. But he was...

My husband was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer that had spread to his ...

•6 years ago

Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy

I've just had my second treatment with Pembrolizumab and the side effects of severe headaches that I suffered after the first treatment were happily absent....

I've just had my second treatment with Pembrolizumab and the side effects of sev...

•6 years ago

How can I get him to eat post lobectomy?

My husband had a lobectomy last Wednesday by keyhole surgery. He is now cancer free so, very lucky, however, he is 77 and had lost around 2 stone in weight...

My husband had a lobectomy last Wednesday by keyhole surgery. He is now cancer f...

•6 years ago

Squamous lung cancer recurrence

Hi, my dad had 3 months of chemotherapy then successful surgery 2 years ago for t1n2m0 nsclc. He recently found a lump in his neck that was confirmed to be a...

Hi, my dad had 3 months of chemotherapy then successful surgery 2 years ago for ...

•6 years ago

Just diagnosed

Hello, my mum has just been diagnosed with lung cancer metastatic lymph node bone cancer. I'm just researching as much as I can before our meeting on Wednesday...

Hello, my mum has just been diagnosed with lung cancer metastatic lymph node bon...

•6 years ago

Radiotherapy

My mom has just completed a week of radiotherapy for lung cancer. She got through chemo successfully and was quite well for most of the time with very little...

My mom has just completed a week of radiotherapy for lung cancer. She got throu...

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•6 years ago