Lung cancer with liver and lymph nodes Mets

Posted by ashlea @ashlea, May 14 9:19pm

Hello I am very new to the big C word we just got the results that my father who is my rock/best friend has lung cancer with Mets to the liver lymph nodes and possibly colon they are doing biopsy tomorrow to determine the type of cancer I am asking for any advice on any treatment options or plans we should ask about or consider for this or if any treatment at all will help and what the prognosis of cancer that has widespread is thank you I advance .

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | May 21 2:29pm

Oh @ashlea, this is such a hard time for your family. My heart goes out to you.
There are many types of lung cancer, and they can each respond to treatments differently. We have many treatments available now. That's a good thing and has directly led to more success in treating lung cancer.
The biopsy is a great first step in determining the treatment that has the best chance to be effective for him. Don't get too hung up on prognosis at this early stage and avoid Google. Lung cancer treatments are changing so fast, the statistics that you see and hear are all lagging, they are outdated.
There are many stage IV patients here that are living well beyond the statistics. I just celebrated 5 years from my initial diagnosis.
Take a deep breath, the diagnosis process can take some time. There will likely be more appointments and tests to come. Did he tolerate the biopsy well? Do you live nearby him?

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