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Small Cell Lung Cancer: Let's connect
Most of the discussions about lung cancer has been about Non-small cell lung cancers. There are many sub-types of this that are included. But there is another type of lung cancer that needs to be discussed and that is Small Cell Lung Cancer. This aggressive form of lung cancer most commonly occurs in smokers. It usually starts in the breathing tubes (bronchi) and grows very quickly, creating large tumors and spreading (metastasizing) throughout the body.
Symptoms include bloody phlegm, cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath.
Treatment includes surgery (for small tumors) as well as chemotherapy, sometimes in combination with radiation therapy.
Lung cancers cells are sometimes classified by where they tend to grow.
There have been huge breakthroughs in lung cancer research of late.
Please join @margot69 and I in this new disussion.
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@popkorhn- I'm thinking of you today and wishing you the best of the best test results! I understand the angst prior to the test results. I hope that you both got some sleep last night. Warm hugs
@popkorhn- What incredible inner and outer strength your husband has shown! Can you keep up with him? lol. My am sending you postive thoughts and high healing energy for tomorrow!
I believe that you might be talking about:
Topotecan, a water-soluble, semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin, is a specific inhibitor of topoisomerase and is the only drug approved as second-line chemotherapy for relapsed SCLC by the FDA It was released in August 2018.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3932054/
https://go2foundation.org/blog/first-new-treatment-approved-for-small-cell-lung-cancer-in-20-years/
Have you checked with your husband's oncologist to see if this might be something that he would consider for popkorhn, if needed, in the future?
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1 ReactionTomorrow is an important day for Pop. We see his oncologist to get his Pet Scan results after having had just two rounds of treatment with chemo and immunotherapy. Since starting treatment just 7 weeks ago, he has has little or no side affects. Pop’s weight is steady so far with a healthy appetite , plays golf once a week and pickleball 4 times a week. Other than his hair loss, nothing has changed thus far. I truly believe his getting 10,000 plus steps I , 5 days a week, has helped him through this.
Has anyone heard about the new drip which was released in December and approved for a fast approval by the FDA? It is the first drug in 20 years for relapse of small cell lung cancer. I read that it will hopefully be available by August 16th, providing the EOA approves it.
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2 ReactionsGood Luck to you. Nancy
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1 Reaction@besswillis- Phew! I have been very scared for you. This must make you feel a lot more at ease if this is possible. Please let me know how you make out!
Ap window is a space in the chest between the lungs and heart. I have been constantly on the phone with the Dr the insurance and everyone else. So we actually finally got the order sent to insurance and is finally approved, now we are going tomorrow for chemo education and a de appointment and the infusion scheduler is trying to get us doing treatment tomorrow.
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1 Reaction@besswillis- I'm not sure what you mean by an ap window. Have you come to any solution with the insurance company? What does the dr. say about her treatments?
So she actually had no small cell lung cancer before and had 2 parts of her lung removed in 2013. Now she has small cell long cancer with a mass6.2×5.2 c.m in her ap window, 15 m.m. mass on her liver along with 3 other lesions, a spot on her spectrum, iliac bone and t11 disk.
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1 ReactionNancy (shortshot80) I don't know "pickleball" but I have been on the lung cancer discussions for almost four years. Visiting with Colleen (Director) and Teresa) I am doing the best I can do...I think radiation is really great. It doesn't hurt and it stops the bleeding. While doing all the medical stuff, I have written a book. My daughter is proof reading and it will go to print soon. It is a "autobiography for family and friends. It started out as a "woman commercial fishing" book. I ended as autobiography. Nancy
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2 Reactions@popkorhn- Good morning. I finally looked up pickleball! This looks like my cup of tea! What fun. Amazing that PopKorhn's chemo and immunotherapy are going so well. I am so pleased. This must be such a relief to you. How are you holding up?