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Small Cell Lung Cancer: Let's connect
Most of the discussions about lung cancer has been about Non-small cell lung cancers. There are many sub-types of this that are included. But there is another type of lung cancer that needs to be discussed and that is Small Cell Lung Cancer. This aggressive form of lung cancer most commonly occurs in smokers. It usually starts in the breathing tubes (bronchi) and grows very quickly, creating large tumors and spreading (metastasizing) throughout the body.
Symptoms include bloody phlegm, cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath.
Treatment includes surgery (for small tumors) as well as chemotherapy, sometimes in combination with radiation therapy.
Lung cancers cells are sometimes classified by where they tend to grow.
There have been huge breakthroughs in lung cancer research of late.
Please join @margot69 and I in this new disussion.
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On Tabrecta over a year. I have something called mucinous adenocarcinoma. I understand it is rare & is slow growing. Have had pneumonia & bronchitis several times, so they did a biopsy & decided I have lung cancer. Tabrecta makes me swell - now on two pills of lasix but still have swelling. My creatine is up with the two pills.
I have been on tabrecta too and because I have neuropathy I was in agony from the swelling taking Tabrecta and I had to go off after a week.
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1 ReactionIs there anyone on here that was diagnosed with extensive small cell lung cancer, had chemo, and has had a good outcome?