Hello @acunag2026, I’m sorry that you found the post incomplete. I’m always happy to share the story of my own experience. As I mentioned, lung cancer is not one disease, there are many different types, with many different treatments.
I have a specific gene-mutation based lung cancer called ALK Positive. There are targeted therapies (usually pills) that target the specific mutation. So, my treatment (a medication called Alectinib) doesn’t work for all types of lung cancer, and it doesn’t work for all patients with ALK either. I am fortunate to still be on this same treatment after six years, longer than any of my doctors expected initially. I certainly experience side effects, but I’m doing well, considering the seriousness of this disease.
I am an example of why biomarker testing of newly diagnosed and progressing lung cancer is so important. Finding a treatment that matches the disease can be critical for success.
I hope you or your family have access to good treatment. Do you or a family member have lung cancer? Have you/they started treatment?