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Good morning Lisa.....diagnosed with Stage 4 in February of this year. What a shocker....out of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/847981/

Discussion: Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2023

Hi @judy0707 , I'm not an expert in this area, but I can share some general...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231399/

Discussion: Stage 1b non small lung Cancer and Keytruda: What to expect?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Feb 7, 2025

I noticed that my ankles were swelling, too. Tagrisso might have played a part, but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089878/

Discussion: New to adenocarcinoma lung cancer and have LOTS of questions

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2024

@babs1956, Tagrisso has been the proverbial godsend for those of us with certain types of EGFR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223533/

Discussion: Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jan 28, 2025

Hi Tina @tinae, I saw some of your other posts and wanted to welcome you to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1240135/

Discussion: Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2025

@stephaniesun, I'm sorry you've been diagnosed with lung cancer. Fortunately, lung cancer has become more survivable...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1132717/

Discussion: EGFR Exon 19 Mutation - the Return (?)

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

@camiladeline, initially, I had to take Tagrisso away from food to avoid stomach upset - at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1254506/

Discussion: Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2025

Hi April, I've been on Tagrisso for almost three years. Each daily pill costs $512 with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953006/

Discussion: New here: Looking for others who have NSCLC and information

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

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

@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

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

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

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

@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

@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

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

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

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