I am finding whilst reading the various cancer forums that chemotherapy is indeed an option for NSCLC, maybe not for sqaumous but there must be something awailable. Just check out the extract below….why did the doctor tell us that it is better to go for the radiation therapy route as a palliative measure?
“There is a lot of chemotherapy agents available for Non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc). The most common type is adenocarcinoma. My husband is also Stage IV adeno and had it all over and between both lungs. He has also had some bone mets. He is going on 2 1/3 years since diagnosis. Some people respond very well to the chemo and there are drugs after the first line treatment that many people take very successfully. Tarceva is a daily pill, after first line, that I’ve seen people take for 2 years.”
We will push for a second optionion next week and I will ask is there is a drug available for Sqaumous cancer.
Filed under: Adenocarcinoma, Chemotherapy, Sqaumous, Tarceva
which drugs was husband on and for how many sessions and duration of session….you say he is going on over 2 1/3 yrs since diagnosis but how long since cessation of drugs(remission time).My case sounds very much similar and have just had my first 5hr treatment of Taxol,carboplatin and avastin.