Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer?
My mother in-law had breast cancer in 03 she under went the surgery and chemo treatments and was cancer free, so she thought she requested a PET scan as she works at the Cleveland Clinic and knows that they are very good at finding cancer cells. Her scan came back with finding a small cell in her lung; she had breast cancer in the right breast very aggressive type and now a spot in her left Lung she does not smoke. Now we wait and see if this is a new cancer cell or if this is metastasized from her breast cancer. Everything I have read only give a 5yr mark for life she has had no symptoms of lung cancer and this was very unexpected to find. Does anyone have and information on this type of cancer?
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Cancer cures are measured as five years. A late relapse can occur.
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Does she did biopsy yet?? may be just node?? she can follow up with PET few month later see if they grow, if not sure??? or if is Cancer cell confirmed need to treat it ASAP for better hope.
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when i found out i had breast cancer i under went pet scans, ct scans, mri's, lung xrays, bone scans, the whole nine yards before any chemo was given. they did find 3 spots on my right lung and 2 on my left lung. then a biopsy was ordered to see if these spots were cancerous. fortunately it was just scar tissue from some type of infection. my cancer was found in my right breast also and very aggressive in the 3rd stage. chemo was given first and then surgery with reconstructive surgery (tram) and then radiation. Now I'm on tamoxifen for the next five years. They have my cancer in control and its not spreading. hopefully its just scar tissue that your mother in law is dealing with. my mother also had spots on her lungs but doesn't have any cancer, just scar tissue. Good luck, give her all the support you can she will need it and will appreciate all your help.

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

lung cancer

lung cancer?
i was at a friend s house for a few hours. his mom smokes.can i get lung cancer. so can i get lung cancer?
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Cigarette smoking is the most significant cause of lung cancer. Research as far back as the 1950s clearly established this relationship. Even passive smoking, or sidestream smoke, presents another risk for lung cancer. A person living with a smoker has twice the risk of lung cancer of someone not regularly exposed to smoke. Air pollution from motor vehicles, factories, and other sources may increase the risk for lung cancer, but the degree of increase has not been established accurately. Asbestos exposure increases the risk of lung cancer by 9 times. A combination of asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking compounds the risk by as much as 50 times. Lung diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also create a risk for lung cancer. A person with COPD has a 4-6 times greater risk of lung cancer even when the effect of cigarette smoking is excluded. I added the link where I received the information in case you would like read up more on this issue.
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second hand smoke is worse than smoking yourself but i doubt you got cancer from it unless your around it all your life and you still have a chance of not getting it
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I guess its been proven that you can get it from second hand smoke. If you think you might have it check this out- http://564l.com/Lung_cancer_symptoms.html
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Yes there is a possibility. http://cancer-treatment-education.blogspot.com/

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

lung cancer

lung cancer?
A lung cancer patient has low sodium and each time the sodium goes low he hallucinates. There is no drastic abnormalty in his blood tests done , his electrolytes are normal , what is causing the hallucinations . : His lung cancer is a stage 4 , metastatic, agioplastic, spead to spine causing 2 fractures and also a spread to the ribs . any suggestions why he has hallucinations?when the sodium is low ?
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why dont you call a doctor and ask ?
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I am not sure how that would relate to sodium but when ammonia levels in the blood increase it CAN cause some dillusions so maybe check that.
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You say that there are no drastic blood test abnormalities, but also say up front his sodium is low. If his sodium is low enough (120s for instance), this is enough to cause mental status changes due to the fluid shifts caused by low sodium (brain cells are hypertonic compared to the bloodstream and water moves into the cells to compensate). This is a common problem for people with certain types of lung cancer, and it can be treated. Other causes for mental status changes include high calcium, brain involvement by cancer, infection. God bless, best wishes

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