michellem

my mum has pancoast tumor. a form of lung cancer. it has spread to spine. Anyone know anything about this type of tumor. she is now getting chemo.. gemcitabine carboplatin please anyone reply with anything they know thanks

Hi, Just want to let you know the doctors say its a pancoast tumor and it has spead to the bottom of the spine. Does anyone know anything much about pancoast tumors. And they say spread to spine, does that mean there is a tumor on the spine, or its in the bone or what. Very confused and very upset. Mum is getting pain all over the place too, I just hope its from the chemo. but the pain isin her back and knee and she is very stiff and getting weaker. Any information or advice greatly appriciated Thank you all for your replies so far. Take care,

My mums Onc is putting her on Gematabine and Carboplatin and said we could have that or taxotere and carboplatin. we asked whats the difference, his simple answer was one of them you loose your hair with. Which i thought was a strange reply so i said well why would you go with the other one and he said... 'yes exactly why would you go with the other one' found him bit odd. But now after reading what Dr West has said, it makes more since. Thanks for the information.

Thanks rich (dadstimeon) for your reply I am going to speak to the doctors next week and find out why she isnt getting radiation. She is 61 and was is good health till now. but she has been in severe pain in her arm from the tumor pressing on a nerve. Thanks for the questions I am trying to learn everything I can to help her. Hope you keep well. Hi fillise, thanks for your reply great to here that your mum is doing well and it gives me great hope. Thanks for the website. Goodluck I have been going out of my mind and its is great to have people to talk to thank you

Hi, I have just joined the group. I have read alot of great stories of survival and some very sad ones too. I am distraught. My mum has been diagnosed with NSCLC and it is stage 4 spread to part of the spine. She is starting on Chemo (Gematabine and Carboplatin) today but i have read that other treatments should be done with this. Anyone have any ideas, we are just accepting what the doctors says. Initially they were going to give her radiation as she has a large tumor in the lung but now they are holding off. Can anyone give me any information or tell me what i could do to help thanks michelle