My question deals with Bronchorrhea. Is treatment with octreotide still the preferred treatment or are other new treatments favoured? Thanking you in advance..dcc

My dad has stage 4 lung cancer.
He had a pleurodesis on January 27, 2015. At the time of this question (February 22), he still has a chest tube because of air bubbles in the lungs, but surgeon states it should heal shortly.

He still gets about 120 to 150 cc's of pleural effusion excreted through his heimlich valve chest tube every 12 hours. Will this amount of fluid successfully reabsorb without fluid build up if his chest tube is removed?

Our research team at Tulane University is conducting an online survey of individuals with cancer histories. We are particularly interested in individuals with a history of breast cancer.

If you have about 10 minutes, we would greatly appreciate your help please follow the link below,

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Hi there, I really need a doctor/oncologist to provide me with some guidance or insight. Please respond if you can. I will give you a bit of history then my questions will follow.
My husband of 53 years was first diagnosed with lung cancer November 2013 from an x-ray then a CT. After a PET scan, it showed right upper lobe tumor with mediastinal and bronchial involvement. Nothing on the left lung. Stage IIIA. Biopsy performed in December and it was positive for non-small cell ALK +.

I hope that i am posting in the right place.

Is Docetaxel a reasonable treatment choice in a patient with extensive interstitial lung disease who also experiences increased SOB?

If not, what might be a better choice after a good response to cisplatin/alimta, tarceva and again alimta/cisplatin. Then an 8 month treatment break followed by 72% progression?

Thanks in advance.

Blessings,

Delia

Hi
New here, so apologies if I am doing this all wrong!

I have a pathology report but I am concerned that the cancer marker results don't seem to be typical for the primary cancer I have been diagnosed with. I understand that the markers aren't always 100%, but how many would have to be present to get the correct primary diagnosis?
I am diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the breast - 3cm grade 1 tumour entirely within the nipple (but not pagets disease), 2 lymph nodes involved.

Dad dx with nsclc stage 3b feb 2012 had a full body ct scan yesterday, because since December has been experiencing nausea, sickness, fatigue and generally been unwell.

Got it a call today to say ct scan shows abnormality on the brain. Dad now has to wait for an appointment for an mri to confirm spread to brain.

Hi, my mom has been on Tarceva for the past 13 months with minimal side effect and has been responding well. In the last couple of weeks, her vision has progressive became worst to a point that she is not able to see anything. She has been to an Ophthalmologist and a Retina Specialist and they couldn't find anything wrong. MRI and scan has ruled out brain-met. My question is : could this be a side effect of Tarceva? I know blurry vision can be one of the side effects, but my mom's condition seems too severe for that.

NSCLC adenocarcinoma, Wife Shirley
7/12 LLL removed Cancer Free
8/13 Mets to Midstinum
12/13 Rad/Chemo (Cisplatin, Etopiside) complete, Cancer free, started Avastin and Alimta Maint. (Genetic tests nothing)
3/14 Pet scan: Cancer free, Avastin and Alimta Maint.
6/14 Pet Scan: Mets to epicardial fat. Avastin and Alimta Maint continued.
8/14 Mets; jugulossubclavin, paratracheal region, subarinal region , right infrahilar region, left adrenal gland. Started Taxol, Carboplatin, Avastin.
12/14 Stopped treatment, not tolerating.

Hi,
I have a question regarding "Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy".