Dear Claire,
You wrote that your husband had 2 incidents of Squamous Cell lung cancer.
Could you please let me know, did he undergo followup treatment; i.e.
chemo? radiation?
Thanks much,
Barbara S.
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> From: Claire Lee <clee02@snet.net>
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] Squamous cell carcinoma in lower part of lung
> Date: Sunday, January 04, 1998 2:42 PM
>
> RABRAL wrote:
> >
> > Please reply with info on how long the discomfort should last after
surgery.
> > Also would like to know if there is info on survival rates after
surgery when
> > lymph glands are cancer free at time of surgery. Can you put me in
touch with
> > others online who have gone thru this operation. Or any groups in
Pontiac,
> > MI.
> > Rabral@aol.com
>
>
> Rabral: Last June, the lower lobe of my right lung was removed. After
> 10 days in the hospital, I was sent home with Tylenol-3 to use as
> needed. The surgical incision caused some mild discomfort which
> disappeared soon after the staples were removed. Other than that, plus
> the normal weakness and fatigue from surgery, I felt fine. If you are
> uncomfortable, your doctor can surely help you.
>
> My diagnosis was small cell cancer which had not spread into the lymph
> nodes. The prognosis is excellent although I will have to have
> bi-monthly check-ups and scans for several years because small cell lung
> cancer is aggressive, very fast-growing and likely to stay in the body
> undetected.
>
> Squamous cell cancer, on the other hand, is slow-growing, non-aggressive
> and once removed, it's gone. Another incident is possible; however,
> because squamous cell grows so slowly it should be detected long before
> it becomes a major problem.
>
> My husband had two incidents of squamous cell lung cancer, one in 1979
> and again in 1984, both surgically removed. He is alive, well and
> cancer-free today.
>
> Good wishes for a speedy recovery. You'll be fine! Claire
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