Anyone have experience with small cell lung cancer?
Aug 15, 2010 in
Lung Cancer Questions
Our cousin was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and it had already spread to the brain. She went through radiation but refused chemo. I think she did take some sort of pill for chemo… its hard to say because everyone is so secretive. After the radiation they found no trace of cancer in the brain and the lung cancer was shrinking (3 months ago). Now- the cancer is back in three parts of the brain and she has lumps on her neck and back. She is now going to go with the chemo and she is in a lot of pain. Can someone tell me what is most likely going to happen?
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2 comments
quijibored on August 15, 2010 at 3:21 am
Small cell lung cancer is the most aggressive type of lung cancer and carries the worst prognosis. The good news is that it responds to both radiotherapy or chemo for periods of time. It sounds like your friend is already taking the new oral chemo available for sclc.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/small-cell-lung/HealthProfessional
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1336.htm
Your friend will have several periods of response to therapy and then the treatments will become less effective as time goes on. Patients who are able are encouraged to enter clinical trials of new drug regimens so that in the future new patients will have more and better treatment options available to them.
http://www.cancer.gov/search/ResultsClinicalTrialsAdvanced.aspx?protocolsearchid=3829924
all the best to you and your cousin
montathra on August 15, 2010 at 3:21 am
We notice that cancer desease is increasing among ppl just like flue