Hi
I live in Oregon and was diagnosed with stage 3a in 2022. After much advice i understood that the only sure “cure” was with surgery that cut it all out. Because of the location of the tumor which was the size of a lime and butting up against my aorta the local surgeons said it would be “tricky.”

I was not as confident with them as i wanted. Then i reviewed major cancer centers and decided to go to Dana Farber in Boston ( my daughter lives there). I met with a top surgeon, Dr. Swanson, from Mass General who assured me he’d done this many times before but i needed the complete removal of my left lung, a pneumonectomy. It was scary but i went ahead. Now it’s 2 1/2 years later. I had my latest scan yesterday and there is no evidence of cancer disease. I enjoy playing 9 holes of golf 3 or 4 times a week and I’m doing much better than anyone expected. I walked4 1/2 miles today. If you need or want surgery go to the best you can find. Good luck ❤️