Hi everyone,
I am new to the boards. I'm Amanda, 26, married and from Pennsylvania.
My mom has been a chain smoker since her teen years (she's in her upper 50's now). Today she had a procedure done where they made an incision in her throat into her lymph nodes and stuck a tube down to look into her lungs. (Sorry, I don't know what it's called).
Anyway, they found that she has small cell lung cancer. The good news is, the cancer cell is so tiny that surgery was not needed (if that's what you would call good news). I believe they are going to start her on chemotherpy shorty.
My question is for those of you who have been through this or know others who have. How effective is chemo on a lung cancer cell so small that surgery hasn't been needed? What are the chances of the chemo killing a cancerous cell that small? I'm not sure if she's going to have radiation or not.
My grandfather died from lung cancer last February. However by the time they found the cancer, it had already spread a great deal and he died shortly thereafter.
With my mom, I pray there's hope. I am also 7 months pregnant and there's nothing I want more than for my mom to be able to know her grand-daughter.
Thanks in advance for all replies.
