lovingdaughter1990 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 hello everyone, Hope everyone is well and had a relaxing holiday season. My dad had his first Radiologist appointment and was told his type of lunf cancer is: Invasive squamous cell carcinoma moderately differentiated. what does this mean???? Izzy, LouT and Justin1970 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin1970 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hi I'm sure someone will come along with the answers for you, I'm sorry i don't know more about this disease so I could help, I hope you and your family managed a good Christmas and new year holidays under the circumstances, All the best Take care Justin x LouT, Izzy and lovingdaughter1990 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJN Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Obviously the medical team should be able go tell you more - and there will be others on here with better knowledge of squamous cell. But from what I can see the “moderately differentiated” could decent news as it is used to describe “Stage II where Cancer is in the organ where it first started. It may be a bit larger than stage I and/or may have spread to nearby lymph nodes.” I think the big thing here is to get a biomarker analysis so you can find out if immunotherapy or targeted therapy _i.e. newer treatment types which may be more effective than traditional chemo. Hang in there! lovingdaughter1990, Justin1970 and LouT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rower Michelle Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 You might want to start here: https://www.lungevity.org/for-patients-caregivers/lung-cancer-101/types-of-lung-cancer/squamous-cell-lung-cancer It is rare for squamous cell to have a biomarker, it’s typically not done & insurance may not pay for it however it’s worth asking the oncologist about. lovingdaughter1990, Justin1970, Tom Galli and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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