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  1. That is good the upper lymph nodes are clear. My mom was IIIa, but she had a "skip" metastasis. a Higher lymph node was positive (not sure the number but I think it was 5) but lower ones negative Also good that the margins are clear. I think that a systematic dissection is done now versus sampling which I think from some studies increased survival Take care John
  2. sucks that you are here. There is an ask the expert forum so there is an Oncologist here if you have questions. Make sure you find the best drs available. The NIH/NCI has a list of comprehensive cancer centers and also clinicaltrials.gov have a list of clinical trials. It is definitely like drinking from a firehose when trying to do research especially when you need the info yesterday. Good to hear there is no brain mets. Have you had other scans for mets? Take care John
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    back here also.

    not sure why my signature is not showing
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    back here also.

    I found my old ID (jmp). I will be using that from now on. Hopefully my signature shows up here. In doing research for my potential new job, I came across some new sites, such as patientslikeme and trialx These are clinical trial matching sites. My mom participated in a Phase II vaccine trial. Unfortunately, it did not work but she wanted to participate partly to further the development of new drugs Of course everyone has personal decisions to make but learning about clinical trials is at least an option. BTW. My dad has prostate cancer now, but is doing great. I helped him with his research. Fortunately as many of you know prostate cancer is usually not serious. John
  5. There is a drug called Neumega. The side effects are fluid retention and sometimes there is a severe allergic reaction. Ask the Dr. Maybe the nurse was talking about IL-11. I think interlukin has bad side effects. In anycase ask the Dr. http://www.mdcancer.org/types/sidefx.cf ... erTypeID=3 http://www.mdcancer.org/types/sidefx.cf ... erTypeID=3 http://www.lungcanceronline.org/effects ... fects.html
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    Megace

    ... there are more things on heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy ... Yes the medical profession needs to open their eyes. Knowledge can actually cause too much tunnel vision, but it may be the insurance companies also. Our litigious society has caused doctors to take the "safe" side to reduce malpractice suits. Do your research - certain things like mushrooms, noni, etc at least won't hurt The mind is a powerful tool. The reason they have double-blind studies is to rule out the placebo effect. Here is a great story ... hypnosis cures an incurable disease!!! I saw Dr Mason on the discovery channel dated August 23, 1952: Hypnotic Cure A sixteen-year-old boy with a skin so thick and grey that he was known as "the elephant boy" had been completely cured by hypnotism, Dr. Albert Mason said in the British Medical Journal on August 22. Under hypnosis the boy was repeatedly told: "Your left arm will clear." Describing the cure, Dr. Mason, who was Senior Registrar of the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex said: "From a black and armour-like casing the skin became pink and soft within a few days. At the end of 10 days the arm was completely clear from shoulder to wrist." KEEP THE FAITH
  7. I WISH there was a test that detected cancer early. It just is not available. My mom was a non-smoker. Not one cigarette. My dad smoked but quit a while ago. Could the 2nd hand smoke increase the risk? Of course. Do I blame my dad - of course not. I blame the cigarettes. anyway - there was a story on the news a day ago. It was about patient that was diagnosed with LC. Surgery was ordered. The person died on the table. No cancer was found. I just dont think it is such a black and white issue. Unfortunately nothing is 100%. Each person should know the risks of the testing vs not-testing. However, I do agree that cost is an issue. That insurance companies try to restrict the use of PET scans though they probably are the best test available.
  8. I think the article is being taken out of context. Of course CT scans are necessary when there are symptoms or for follow-up of diagnosed patients. The question is whether low-dose CT scans (The scan is different than a normal CT scan) should be used as a lung cancer screening tool. spiral or low dose ct scans are much more sensitive than a normal ct scan. The problem is there are many more false positives, than a normal scan. When someone gets a low-dose scan they have to weigh their risks, family history, and other exposure to known causes of lung cancer. Of course lung cancer rarely has symptoms so it is a tough choice. Unfortunately, the state of the art still is lacking an effective test for detecting lung cancer. So if a test only provides a 50-50 change that you have lung cancer would you take it? Knowing that you may take it - the test shows cancer. More invasive tests are ordered - nothing is found. Now you have to monitor this for how long?? Or say a biopsy is ordered - the biopsy causes a colapsed lung. When all the tests are done - it shows no cancer. I know from experience - I had a chest x-ray back in '89. It showed an enlarged heart. I thought I had a cardiomyopathy - I thought I wouldnt live long. Turns out after I had a 3d echo - everything is clean. I worried about my heart everytime I had any aches for a number of years. Granted the tests weren't invasive, but still filled me with anxiety. The best thing to do is to get people to quit smoking. Remember 2nd hand smoke also has shown to cause LC. And of course NO one deserves to get cancer - but it is a FACT that smoking increases ones risk. And I know even if a person quits they may get cancer. But smoking also leads to heart disease and other respiratory problems that cause more deaths than lung cancer. If there are two people (smokers 10 years) - one stops smoking, the other continues. If they both get cancer in the future, the one who has stopped probably will have more treatment options. Let's say that the cancer was caught early. The first person has much more lung capacity and can be operated on. The second person has heart problems and respiratory problems - this may reduce his chance for the best cure (Surgery) Maybe some of the TV ads seem offensive, but smoking is constantly glamorized on TV. Any thoughts on how to stop young kids from smoking?
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