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Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??
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I would really like to hear from "the group" on this one. November 2007 diagnosed with stage IA NSCLC. Right lower lobe removed. Great recovery. Several times reassured I needed no further therapy (…Continue
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jc123 replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Deva, I posted to you earlier before reading this. I am so with you on this. I believe with all my heart that if I had had chemo in 2007 after my first surgery, especially since I just had a wedge resection that I would not have had the…
jc123 replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Oh my Deva our stories are pretty much alike. I was diagnosed with stage 1A NSCLC. in May 2007 of the right lower lobe and had a wedge resection with no other treatment which was very scary to me but like you was reassured I needed no…
HollyJo/MOD replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hello Erin,
I personally am a fan of "mop up" chemo. Amy brings up a valid point though. I think this is the type of thing you do have to follow your "gut" on. We were asked in my husbands case, and he didn't have surgery…
John H MOD replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Deva and everyone, I was 3A NSCLC over 12 years ago. When I was diagnosed back in 1999 they offered me a "new twist" in treatment to have chemo and radiation first. Would I be willing to do this? Sure if it means that I better my odds.…
Deva replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Kenny I see my earlier response did not make it and I appologize, I am having trouble with my "smart devices" (maybe not so smart afterall) I very much appreciate your response and wish continued health and happiness to…
Deva replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Erin: thanks so very much for your response. I am so very happy you had the option of having chemo. I would really like to hear from more individuals like yourself. I would love for this issue to be revisited. Amy…
Erin replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Deva, I was 1B, RLL removed 12/2007. I did have chemo and I think most/all Stage 1 NSCLC should at least be offered chemo. I am NED since my surgery and hope to stay that way. I had 4 rounds of Cisplatin/Navelbine. …
AmyLCA replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Deva,
I'm sorry you are having problems with posting responses. I just tried with my iphone and it seemed okay so maybe it was a temporary problem? Send me an email if you are still having the problem and let me know…
Deva replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Good Morning and Kenny - So sorry it has taken so long to get back but for some reason I cannot post a reply from either my I Pad or I Phone??? Now that I am back at my computer I will tell you what I have run across. Amy with the links…
Kenny replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Amy thanks for the reply. One tumor was about 2 inches and the other was about half that. Margins were clear and no signs in lymph nodes, I have gone in every three month for the last 4 years to get scans of one type or another and all has been…
AmyLCA replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Kenny,
That second tumor was a sign that the cancer had potentially spread, even if it was within the same lobe. Did your doctor tell you how large the tumors were or if the margins were clear? Those are some of the ways doctors get a…
AmyLCA replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Deva,
Here are some links to some of the studies that determined this recommendation and articles that discussed the findings:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/non-small-cell-lung/healthprofessional/page8 (Scroll…
Kenny replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
I was diagnose with stage lll B NSCLC in Jan, 3rd 2008. Right upper lobe removed on Jan, 15th 2008. No signs of spreading ,but had a second tumor in the same lobe. Anyhow went thru 4 rounds of chemo following surgery. Four years later no sign of…
Deva replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Well Amy this is my 3rd attempt to reply. First and foremost thank you for this sight and your dedication to it/us! I do not have the mutation. Started 2 weeks radiation July 2011, followed by Carbo (which they stopped 3 weeks ago)…
AmyLCA replied to Deva's discussion 'Chemo with stage I yea or nay ??'
Hi Deva,
It's so hard when this kind of thing happens because it leaves everyone wondering "what if?" My mom, too, had a lobectomy and was told no chemo was necessary. It was 1995 so quite some time ago. In any event, a year and a…
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