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Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?
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No, I didn't have mouth sores. I did have a friend advise me to start taking a laxative, Metamucil in my case, three days before each round of chemo and continuing until I was normal again. I forgot the first time and never again!
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Wondering about UTI as a side effect of chemo. Did anyone have that problem? Thanks.
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Francie, I noticed I never answered your primary question. Is Tagrisso a cure? No one knows yet. The FDA gave initial approval for its use in 2015 and regular approval in 2017, so it's really new. For what it's worth, the MD Anderson Oncologist said he would put me on it for three years, and continue quarterly testing (brain MRI, chest/abdomen CAT scan, MUGA scan, and blood tests) every three months for an additional three years. If the cancer didn't return, he would consider me cured. My Oncologist is more conservative and plans to leave me on it "forever" or until the potential negative side effects, which include heart failure, become unbearable.