Cancer Radiation

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They say my cancer is about the size of a grape right now.I want them to operate but,they say my lungs are to bad.I’m just starting out and its a slow growing cancer.My mom had the same thing about 18 months ago.They took hers out and shes been cancer free since.I’m scared though because my 41 yr.old sister died last July 06 from cancer.Hers was spead though her body.Different kind I think.I’m not wealthy so I can not travel to get alot of different kinds of help.I live in Ohio.Can I survive with only radiation or chemo?

They say my cancer is about the size of a grape right now.I want them to operate but,they say my lungs are to bad.I’m just starting out and its a slow growing cancer.My mom had the same thing about 18 months ago.They took hers out and shes been cancer free since.I’m scared though because my 41 yr.old sister died last July 06 from cancer.Hers was spead though her body.Different kind I think.I’m not wealthy so I can not travel to get alot of different kinds of help.I live in Ohio.Can I survive with only radiation or chemo?

My 72-year-old grandmother has been diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. The doctor says it is inoperable. She stated radiation therapy this week (they have not said anything about chemo) She has been a smoker since the 1950’s and she is currently still smoking. What are her chances of survival?

My 72-year-old grandmother has been diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. The doctor says it is inoperable. She began radiation therapy this week (so far they have not said anything about chemo) she has been a smoker since the 1950’s and is currently still smoking. What are her chances of survival.

My mother was diagnosed on March 9th 2007 with stage 3b non small cell lung cancer. She had a PET scan and they found another possible tumor in her neck. The cancer has spead into her lymph nodes and she has undergone almost 3 weeks of radiation and 1 week of chemo. Her white blood cell count is extremely low so they have terminated all treatment until they come back up. She started losing her hair on Thursday and by the end of the day it was all gone.

My mother in law has just found out she has lung cancer and a tumor in her lung. She will be getting surgery to remove the tumor tomorrow. What are the chances of everything being okay? Will she have to take radiation or chemotherapy afterwards? I would like to get input from anyone that has gone thru this experience. She is very scared and was a smoker for 22 years. Any information is more than welcome.

My dearest friend just found out she has lung cancer in one lung and in some of her lymph nodes. She is having no surgery but is going to through chemo and radiation. Why isnt the lung removed? Is it and indication that she is far deep into the cancer that there is no point to the surgery? They said she has a 5% survival rate. What does that mean in reality? How do I interpret such information and put it in some type of perspective?