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Thank you all for you kindness. We know a little more. Seems Dad also has a severe problem with a valve in his heart. He had a PET scan friday and we will find more about it this week. His CT of his abdomen was clear. Because of his heart, the Doctors are not very optimistic, because they don't think he can stand treatment, even the Tarceva. We are trying to talk him into a second opinion, but he is a very proud and stuborn man. We have not given up hope, but are preparing. All the encouraging stories are great, but we are all new at this (the cancer) and just don't know what to expect. Again thanks to all...this has been a very tough time for us..the outpooring of love and support helps more than I can express!

Hey everyone, I am a 46 year old man, one of five children (three girls, 2 boys). Our father is 78 years old and was recently diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma. He has an eight cm mass in his right lung, and several small lesions on both lungs. We do not know the stage yet, but we are guessing late II or early III. He has some fatigue, but is still active. He is not having any pain, but does have some spells of difficulty breathing. He is currently having test, (PET scan today) and we will get more info from his Oncologist today sometime. I guess what all of us want to know is what we can expect next. What is the normal progression of this untreated. They are telling us he can't handle radiation, and tradition chemo is probably too toxic for him. They did mention tarceva, and would like any information on that also. We really want to know how much time we most likely have. Any info, thought, or support would be greatly appreciated. We all love our Dad very much, and want to help him through this as loving, but as real as we can be. We know that this is terminal, and very much want him in complete control of all his treatment decisions, we want to make sure that he has a good quality of life in the time he has left. Any info would be helpful! Thanks to all