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Hi @sanyogita15, in the US, treatment plans differ based on the stage of the cancer, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033376/

Discussion: Immunotherapy: How many lung cancer patients are 5 yrs post diagnosis?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

I did this combo starting over a year ago and am still taking the pemetrexed every...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252448/

Discussion: Starting pemetrexed and carboplatin pembrolizumab: What to expect?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2025

An experience by my hubby in 2020 learning of each lung having a different cancer. Thoracic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1296352/

Discussion: Possible 2 different cancers in lungs?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2025

@codym, oncologists are divided on this issue of discontinuing Tagrisso. I've been on it for over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234936/

Discussion: Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2025

Welcome to Mayo Clinic's Connect, @whahoo . Great name! Is that how you felt when you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897468/

Discussion: Right upper Lobectomy in April - Numbness, Fullness

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

@qrp, I'm sorry to hear of your physical challenges. Believe me, I can relate. Having part...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156740/

Discussion: Bending over post lobectomy causes significant shortness of breath?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2024

@carrmb, remember that the list of side effects has be incredibly exhaustive as we are one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1326215/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2025

I have been diagnosed with multifocal lung cancer by my surgeon; and with metastatic lung cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029638/

Discussion: Can radiation be used on partly solid nodules close to an airway?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 8, 2024

@mikee2all, Just over 3 years on Tagrisso. No recurrence. My Oncologist plans on continuing until the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1002789/

Discussion: Anyone with NSCLC have targeted therapy stop working?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

I had Stage 1b EGFR non small cell adenocarcinoma. Had segmentectomy - Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970789/

Discussion: Upper right lobectomy for stage 1 adeno 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm anyone?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2023

Hi @nicolaidk, I'm glad to hear that your wife seems to be responding to, and tolerating,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864515/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

NSCLC w/ a EFGR marker. My husband had a right lung lobectomy on March 6, following...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067057/

Discussion: What to do about low blood counts after chemo?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 13, 2024

Hello @dragonspark I don’t know if this is going to help in your decision making however...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965762/

Discussion: Chemo before Tagrisso or not? Need info but where do I start?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2023

@glendap56, welcome to Mayo Connect. It's great to hear that Tagrisso is proving to be effective...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233826/

Discussion: Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2025

@troubletwo, wow, sorry you and your husband have had to go through all of this. This...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1167269/

Discussion: Want to learn more about Immunotherapy for lung cancer

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2024

Mary, At first, I was trying to remember if I had written this! We have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910520/

Discussion: Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

I took the 80mg everyday same time for a little over a month. I couldn’t handle...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083144/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2024

I started Tagrisso last December after my lung cancer metastasized to my brain. My particular non-smoker's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/603550/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2021

Results from the FLAURA2 trial have come out this year and the results provide "compelling evidence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965640/

Discussion: Chemo before Tagrisso or not? Need info but where do I start?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2023

I was diagnosed on March 10 and started chemo while waiting for the lymph node biopsy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1103261/

Discussion: Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

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