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Multifocal Adenocarcinoma of the lung, continual recurrences
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 14 6:32pm | Replies (472)Comment receiving replies
Good morning @akfishinmom1-Yes, it's what is used now for multifocal lung cancer if surgery isn't the best choice.
This procedure is sometimes called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) or stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). The procedure uses many precisely focused radiation beams to treat tumors. It's quick, as far as the number of radiating days and there are very few side effects. Fatigue is the biggest side effect that I have found. I've had it twice and it looks like I will have my third this year.
It's painless and you get to lie still for about an hour and dream! Do you have any concerns?
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My Pulmonologist mentioned it to me as a future possibility. My tumor tissues were sent for complete analysis to identify any mutations that are known to be more sensitive to specific types of treatment (radiation, immunotherapy etc.)
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Thank you for your reply Merry. My surgeon did mention this for further treatment if needed. I don’t think he’s a big advocate for multiple surgeries. I was wondering about immunotherapy since my biomarker test came back positive for EFGR. Can they not treat remaining lesions with medication before they become cancerous? My oncologist was not very good at explaining what the biomarker test meant other than she did have a discussion with the surgeon about it. Since I did have segmentectomy surgery I assume he thought that was the better option. I wish I would have been included in on that conversation.