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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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We hope so!🙏🏻
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1 Reaction@popkorhn- What a great morning this is for both of you! yayayay! Such wonderful news. I think that his positive attitude is carrying him into a wonderful future!
Pop’s treatment is working! His tumors shrunk after the two rounds of chemo and he finished his 3rd round. We are blessed that he has had no real side affects with only hair loss. Prior to the 4th round ,at the end of March, he will have another CT scan. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 His activity of 10,000 plus steps a day, seems to help.
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3 Reactions@popkorhn- Am thinking about you and your visit yesterday. I hope that you hear some good news!
Thank you Merry. We are heading over to meet with his oncologist now. I appreciate the articles on sensitive Abdul relapse studies you sent over. We are praying too.🙏🏻
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1 Reaction@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!