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Just diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer: What treatments help?

Posted by ronc531 @ronc531, Mar 2 12:11am

At 67 I was just diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. The doctor had me take a CT scan for another issues and accidentally found a large mass on my kidney. 3 limp nodes, and tumors on my lungs.

Not sure what to do at this point.

Feel like i have to keep working to make sure my wife gets my life insurance.

Any suggestions for treatments, diet, anything you might have found that helps.

Thanks Ron

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msvjv | @msvjv | Mar 11 8:00am
In reply to @carly1811 "Hi all, I am 36 in the UK and been diagnosed with incurable kidney cancer that..." + (show)
@carly1811

Hi all, I am 36 in the UK and been diagnosed with incurable kidney cancer that has spread to my lung and liver. I'm otherwise fit and healthy. I am not letting this beat me. I am searching globally for more state of the art drugs, treatment, anything. I have looked at Mayo clinic and it has come out as top search on Google. Please can anyone recommend anything for me?

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This may be of some benefit. And remember Carly… “incurable” does NOT mean terminal.
https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 22 3:46pm
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@carly1811

Hi all, I am 36 in the UK and been diagnosed with incurable kidney cancer that has spread to my lung and liver. I'm otherwise fit and healthy. I am not letting this beat me. I am searching globally for more state of the art drugs, treatment, anything. I have looked at Mayo clinic and it has come out as top search on Google. Please can anyone recommend anything for me?

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@carly1811, if you would like to seek a second opinion at Mayo Clinic, you can submit here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

What treatment plan has been recommended for you?

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debet | @debet | Mar 23 2:33pm

My 82 year old husband has just been diagnosed. Hip pain which was from a lesion that biopsy confirmed started from the kidney. Getting radiation now to hip. Will start chemo (cabometyx) and immunotherapy (opdivo) first of April.

We both lost prior spouse to cancer (pancreatic and ovarian). He is remembering the treatment from 20-30 years ago. We know there have been advancements.

We’ve read the side effects from the treatments. Not having issues with radiation and are halfway through.

Any advice?

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ronc531 | @ronc531 | Mar 23 7:37pm

Not sure I can offer anything; I've only had one treatment but not a lot of side effects from it yet. Mainly feeling tired and joint pain, vomiting just once. Still able to work full-time.

I like the idea of my treatment only attacks the cancer cells unlike chemo or radiation that kills good and bad cells.

Stay positive and strong, there are new drugs coming out all the time.

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