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Chemo before Tagrisso or not? Need info but where do I start?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chemo-before-tagrisso-or-not-need-info-but-where-do-i-start/
I am having a hard time deciding if I want to do chemo before starting Tagrisso or just starting Tagrisso without doing Chemo. My oncologist...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 18, 2023
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Starting Tagrisso: What time of day do you take it? With food?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tagrisso-question-if-you-take-it/
I will be starting Tagrisso soon. The pharmacy is sending it to me and I should receive it tomorrow. I am supposed to let my...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 29, 2023
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Does anyone have info on new treatments against EGFR exon 19 mutation?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/does-anyone-have-info-on-new-treatments-against-egfr-exon19-mutation/
My wife is currently on Tagrisso 80 mg but wondering if anyone knows about any next generation/treatments against EGFR exon 19 mutation cancer?
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: May 26, 2023
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Right upper Lobectomy in April - Numbness, Fullness
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/right-upper-lobectomy-in-april-numbness-fullness/
Hello. Had a right upper lobectomy on April 11, 2023. Not currently on Amy drugs related to surgery. Taking 40 mg Tagrisso. How long can...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jul 18, 2023
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Has anyone had leg numbness due to bone mets?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/leg-numbness/
Does anyone have leg numbness due to bone mets, and if so how was it treated? Radiation to her sacrum and sternum seems to have...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 6, 2023
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EGFR Exon 19 Mutation - the Return (?)
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/egfr-exon-19-mutation-the-return/
A comment rather than a question. With zero family history, I was diagnosed with nonsmokers lung cancer in 2018. It metastasized to my brain in...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 12 11:22am
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Anybody with NSCLC with EGFR exon 21 L858R mutation response to TKIs?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anybody-with-nsclc-with-egfr-exon-21-l858r-mutation-response-to-tkis/
My wife was just diagnosed with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (Adenocarcinoma) sensitive to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors [TKI] (exon 21 L858R mutation). She never...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jul 13, 2023
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Can radiation be used on partly solid nodules close to an airway?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/can-radiation-be-used-on-partly-solid-nodules-close-to-an-airway/
Background: I have multiple nodules (EGFR positive), most of them partly solid/partly ground glass). I have been able to avoid treatment (other than two lobectomies)...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 17 12:39pm
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Chronic pain after radiation for Stage IV Lung Cancer
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-pain-after-radiation-for-stage-iv-lung-cancer/
Hello, I'm hoping to hear from someone else who has had this type of experience. My wife was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC back in...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2022