Hi to all of you. A very close family friend a 2nd Father to me has just been diagnosed with lung cancer adenocarcinoma. We are in the UK and the health system is a bit different from the US> Right now we are having a hard time gettinmg info from the Drs! He has been in hospital for 5 weeks and has mostly been having fluid drain from his lungs. We only found out that the cancer cells in this fluid are thought to be secondaries but the hospital say they are unable to locate the primary tumour. Is this normal? He has had abdominal scans and X rays but nothiong has been found yet. They have said chemo ids the only treatment option. I suppose it must be stage 4 if there is already a spread. Today he is having a procedure to tryt to stick the membranes back to the lung and then will have an appointment with an Oncologist to discuss chemo. Again thinsg are differenmt here, you just get what your local hospital can offer! Wjhat are the best chemos for this type of cancer? Any info and ideas gratefully received.
I found out about this forum from another board I use as my Mum has been battling pancreatic cancer for the last year. I have found out a lot about this disease and now need to find out more about lung cancer too. Best wishes to all of you dealing with this.
Claire
