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Hospice or treatment?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 12:50pm | Replies (47)

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@artistrose, I'm glad that your biomarker results came back! I was off-line for a bit, so I'm just catching up. You'll find the right balance in treatments, holistic, diet, etc. It can be overwhelming. It's great that you are involving palliative care right away, I love that idea.
“When Breathe Becomes Air,” by Paul Kalanithi is one of my favorites. I read it once a year at my diagnosis anniversary for the first few years. It can be too sobering for some people, but I love that it addresses the realities of the disease.
When will you have scans again? CT and Brain MRI?

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@lls8000 Thanks for responding. I hope you’re well and had a nice break. Today I scheduled my 2nd Brain MRI for end of April. I had a 2nd Pet Scan a few weeks ago but prior to starting treatment. I think oncologist said scans every 2-3 months. I met with palliative counselor today and with palliative doctor tomorrow. Next week towards end have 2nd chemo cycle start.
Question: did you continue maintenance chemo while on your targeted therapy, and if so, for how long? Just curious.

@lls8000 everything ok with you? I hope you were off line for something fun or relaxing.