London Oncology Clinic : Clarity

The consultation at the London Oncology Clinic was very positive. The consultant we met with was very friendly, understanding and honest. At no point during the meeting did he try and sell the clinics services or deter us from using the NHS. My brother in law (No. 2) and I found this so reassuring and [...]

Referrals to the London Oncology Clinic and another Orthopaedic specialist

I have finally received both referral letters from my fathers GP.
One is to arrange a second, second opinion from another Orthopaedic surgeon, this time from Bupa.
The other referral is more importantly for the London Oncology Clinic. Hopefully they will see us soon.
After reading some of the advise from Dr. West and also some responses from [...]

A response from Dr. West

I received a response from Dr West of Onctalk.com yesterday in response to my question (http://onctalk.com/bbPress/topic.php?id=680). The idea of embarking on Chemotherapy whilst my father is not immediately suffering from serious symptoms is a scary one. In addition to this, the knee surgery element of this whole situation is distracting. We understand the DVT and [...]

Chemotherapy

We are now considering obtaining a second opinion from the London Oncology Clinic.

Additionally, here is some information my sister has managed to gather to aid us in our decision as to what route to take.
Stage 4 (Cancer Research)
Stage 4 is the most advanced stage, where the cancer has spread. Understandably, the survival statistics are [...]

Cancer Forums

I have posted a little request for more information on www.cancerforums.net. I have been very grateful for the replies received.
Please check out the post http://cancerforums.net/about7167.html

PET Scan Results & Letter to GP

The Results – Part 1

After an anxious wait of 10 days, the PET scan results were finally revealed to us yesterday.
Now you would think, the results would have been revealed to us from someone we knew, such as the lung specialists or the respiratory nurse, or even an Oncologist (if we had one). Nope, not this time, as usually [...]

Ramadan and the phantom PET scan results

Today was the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. I have decided that this year I will try my very best to pray 5 times a day. I’ll pray for my fathers life, pray for strength, pray for forgiveness and pray for guidance.
It has again been quite a fruitless day. I chased the [...]

Chemotherapy

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 [...]

The 5 Options

On the 21st August my father, myself and brother in law attended an appointment with the Lung Specialist. It was the news that we were dreading, praying and hoping not to hear. The biopsy results confirmed that the large grapefruit like mass was as suspected a grapefruit sized malignant tumor. The same sqaumous non-small cell [...]