i just found out today that my nan has lung cancer, and the cancer has spread to the brain and stomach. she is very frail and 78 years old, so age isn’t on her side, and everyone is pretty sure that she won’t live through it. i’ve never lost anyone close before, no close family members, not even any friends or pets. i really don’t know how to cope with losing her as she lives across the road from me and am so used to seeing her every day, we used to argue so much because we are very similar in character and i regret all the things i ever said and thought and thinking about it now upsets me greatly. she’s currently in hospital and i feel so guilty whenever i leave her because i want to spend as much time with her as possible. i can’t stop thinking of all the arguments we’ve had over such pointless things, or all the times i didn’t see her when i could have done. i will miss her so much, i love her unconditionally and the thought of living without her is horrible. im sorry i’ve gone on for so long about this.. thank you

Of course I know what lung cancer is but I need a short and sweet definition that is easy to understand. thanks in advance.

My father was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer Friday th e13 in APR. It is in his lung, pancreas, bones, liver and kidneys. He gas one 3 day treatment of chemo and felt worse. By the end of the week they discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs. We are receiving conflicting information from physicians and we don’t know what to expect. He has entered Hospice and has suffered reactions of drug reaction. He barely eats and now is vomiting . I know only god know when he will be taken but if there is any professionals/patients who could offer guidance it would be appreciated.

Ok, so my boyfriend has been smoking since he was in the fifth grade, he is now a freshman, i am a sophomore in high school. Here are some of his side affects from smoking for so long: He spits up blood, he will get SOOOO weak sometimes where he can’t even stand or talk right, he used to have lung cancer but it went away, thank god.. and the doctor said he won’t live beyond 20 if he doesn’t stop smoking, what can i do? He’s tried everything, every pill, shot, nicotine gum, the patch, the electronic cigarette nothing is working! I’m so scared he’s going to die, and i really do care for him, please someone give me advice, or tell me what you think he has?? Why does he get so weak sometimes?? And when he does get weak he has to go to sleep??

Cancer therapies targeting specific molecular subtypes of the disease allow physicians to tailor treatment to a patient’s individual molecular profile. But scientists are finding that in many types of cancer the molecular subtypes are more varied than previously thought and contain further genetic alterations that can affect a patient’s response to therapy…

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