Is their any treatment for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Question by nayan: Is their any treatment for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer?
If anyone you know who has survived Non Small Cell Lung Cancer?
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Answer by nfocuz00
Adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Adjuvant chemotherapy refers to the use of chemotherapy after surgery to improve the outcome. During surgery, samples are taken from the lymph nodes. If these samples contain cancer, then the patient has stage II or III disease. In this situation, adjuvant chemotherapy may improve survival by up to 15%.[67][68] Standard practice is to offer platinum-based chemotherapy (including either cisplatin or carboplatin).[69]
Adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage IB cancer is controversial as clinical trials have not clearly demonstrated a survival benefit.[70][71] Trials of preoperative chemotherapy (neoadjuvant chemotherapy) in resectable non-small cell lung cancer have been inconclusive.[72]
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unfortunately my dad has this and has been told that he will only receive treatment when he is symptomatic.when that will be we’re not sure but avastin is quite a new effective adjuvant drug available for this type of lung cancer.it is most effective apparently when used in conjunction with existing treatments – reportedly increasing length and quality of life by 20% . anything is worth a try i say.
think positive you can beat this. Have a look at my favourite site
http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Lung
Yes, please be positive.
Faith and Hope – pray to God for divine healing.
Toady we read the passage in the bible: Luke 8: 40 – 56
Here is the information from Lung Cancer Support Community. see the attached:
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: Ernie’s Story Stage IV —–Updated 7/11/2007
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: Ernie’s Story Stage IV
In July 2005, I took my routine physical. I was given a clean bill of health and was told that I was in great shape. Not bad for a 68 year old. I requested an X-ray, because I had been experiencing a pain in the shoulder and some occasional indigestion. The results of the X-ray showed that there was pleura effusion of the right lung. This fluid was between the chest wall and the lung. A CT scan revealed a 2.4 cm tumor in the right lung. They drained about a cup of fluid and it contained malignant cells. A PET scan revealed that the tumor was malignant and there were many malignant nodules. The doctor said it looked like some one took a paint brush and flicked it in the lung. Little specks around the lung. He stated that was stag IIIb and that some doctors would say it was stage IV. I was told that this was inoperative and that radiation could not be used. My first thought was that I was going to die, and soon
After getting over the initial shock the three of us, including my wife Carol, daughter Kerri who had been with me when the doctor gave the diagnosis, decided that our God could heal me if it was his will and we believed that it was.
We traveled to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York for a second opinion. They agreed with the treatment which had been laid out for me, which were chemo, carboplatin and taxol. The only thing they would do different was to drain the fluid. I asked might the fluid might go away by itself. I was told that there was not a chance of that happening. I was told that there was no cure and that the most we could hope for was to slow its progress and maybe reduce it in size.
After returning to Naples, Florida, I started my chemo, Carboplatin and Taxol plus 100mg of Tarceva taken daily. Tarceva is usually used after you have failed at least one cycle of chemo. My doctor decided to use it with the first round of chemo. After two cycles of chemo the tumor had shrunk 30%, the fluid was down 70% and the nodules were 90% gone. I believe God was working through the doctors to heal me. After four cycles of chemo, a CT scan showed that the tumor had shrunk another 30%, and everything else was gone. My oncologist now believed that they may be able to treat the tumor with radiation, so I was given a PET scan. I will always remember the doctor words as he said I have never seen anything quite like this, the cancer is gone and there is only scar tissue. That was November, Feb no cancer, May 06 NED, Sep 06 MRI normal, Next check Nov
I received e-mails from people all over Florida who told me that they were praying for me. I paid no attention to the survival percentages for my type of cancer. The only percentage I believe is that God can heal 100% of those he wants to heal, and I believed that he wanted to heal me
I have learned that you have to have a positive attitude. I can not emphasize enough that you must believe that you will be healed. You have to believe in the doctors or yourself or something. If you believe that you will be healed your chances of becoming a survivor increase. I feel I had an edge because I believed that Jesus Christ heals and he still does miracles. I believe that God does the healing whether you believe in him or not. My life has changed for the better. Each day has become a special gift. Encouraging others makes these days even more valuable
The positive experience I had was to realize how frail life is, that we should treasure each day we have. Cancer does this. We should not need to have cancer to realize this, because no one can say for sure if they will be here tomorrow. Make every day count.
I would be glad to share all that I did to help my fight with cancer. Just e-mail me
Ernie
Update,
November 1, 2006. Hybrid PET/CT scan NED Praise the Lord. Says lungs clear, good O2 in blood. Running 3 miles a day. Training for half marathon in spring
January 9, 2007 The FAA after much correspondence has issued me a medical certificate, I can now fly Angel Flights. Praise the Lord!
Januaary 21, 2007: Will try to run half marathon.
Click on News article below:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/18/puckett_survives_race_against_time/?sports
Next oncologist appointment Feb. 2007
Next scans/MRI Feb 5 and 7 2007, changed for FAA pilot medical
2/7/07 MRI OK CT scan OK, PET scan shows uptake on hip.
2/26/07 Oncologist believes spot on hip may be running related. will redo PET scan end of march. No running for now. Next scan 3/23/07.
3/23/07 PET scan shows reduced uptake. Still subtle 6mm lesion too small for biopsy. Will rescan 3months.
4/10/2007 The FAA issues me a First Class medical certificate good through September 30th. The Lord is good.
July 11,2007 results of CT PET and MRI. MRI clean. CT and PET show a couple of nodules. One is 1.9cm. The spot on hip is gone. Everything still confined to one lung. Plan on chemo and maybe radiation.
July 16,2007 Starting Carboplatin and Taxol. Found out spot on hip is not gone, but SUV reduced to 5.4.
Last edited by ernrol on Tue Aug. 9, 2007 10:40 pm;
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN ADDED SINCE SO MANY HAVE REQUESTED IT
Many people have requested a list of things that I thought helped me beat the cancer, including what I did and still do to fight my cancer. Thanks to Don I am posting them so that anyone that wants to take the time may view them and if they have any questions just PM or email me. I hope there is something here for everybody.
This is a statement that I gave my Oncologist after going into remission
[b]Statement to doctors, November 2005
Supplements taken during cycle 1 and cycle 2 of chemo: 2 grams AHCC 3 times a day between meals, 10mg melatonin before bed, 100mg CoQ10 breakfast and dinner, 1 tab Centrum Silver breakfast, 500mg Calcium breakfast and dinner, 4 tab Citrucel breakfast and dinner, 2 cap Cardio-Edge breakfast and dinner, 1 cap Policosanol breakfast and dinner. Added after first 2 cycles taken with cycle 3 and 4 and still do, but not within 24 hours of chemo. 500mg Green Tea, 100mg Grape seed extract, 320mg Garlic, 30mg zinc, 100mg B-6, all taken with breakfast. Foods I consumed every day, 3-4 egg white omelet, 1 cup Blueberries, 1 cup Raspberries, ¼ cup Dry Steal Cut Oatmeal, 4-6 oz Pomegranate Juice, 1-2 oz Noni Juice, 1 cup Soy Milk, 2Tbl Flax seed milled, 1Tbl Wheat Germ. 1 Whole Tomato, 3-4 Tbl Organic Almond Butter, 1 Whole Grain English Muffin, 1 tsp Cinnamon, 1 cup Yogurt, 12-15 8oz glasses of Mountain Valley Water( High Alkaline), Stevia instead of sugar. Other foods but not every day, Fish, heavy on Salmon, Lots of green veg, Chicken, Whole Wheat breads and pasta, sweet potatoes, Nuts, heavy on the Almonds, Soy meat substitutes. Foods excluded, Sweets- sugar, Alcohol, beef, White bread-potatoes-pasta. This got me through the chemo without losing any weight. I actually gained 10 pounds, so I have cut back on the quantity and increase the exercise to try and loose it. Other things that contributed most to managing my cancer. The knowledge that I have a God that has the power to heal me. Strong family support. Support from my Pastor and church. Support from prayer groups all over Florida. The doctors that God led me to. The ability to look forward to each Chemo treatment, I enjoyed every one of them. Being able to maintain my weight. No adverse side effects from chemo. Exercise Program. Exercise 6 Times a week, Weights 3 times a week upper body 40 mins, Aerobic 3 times a week. Tread Mill 47 min including 40 min 12 degree incline @ 4 MPH and 1 min 1.5 degree incline @ 8MPH.
Daily Supplements and Meds I take now
I have started a series of reports on the supplements, herbs and foods that I take. I will be doing a short report with links on each Supplement/Herb that I take. If you would like to have these reports e-mailed to you, send me your e-mail address.
erniepuckett@comcast.net
Items with date to right were added or updated since original posting.
Last update 6/11/2007
Supplement/ Med__________________PURPORTED USES
One hour before Breakfast
Tarceva 100mg____________________Cancer Rx medication
AHCC 2 grams_____________________Cancer prevention and treatment *
________________________________.Chemotherapy side effects *
Astragalus Supreme 4 caps_________Chemotherapy side effects, Immunostimulation *6/11/07
Breakfast
Citrucel 4_________________________Regularity
Centrum Silver 1___________________Multi Vitamin
Calcium Citrate + D3 630mg__________Cancer prevention * 6/9/07
Cardio-Edge 2_____________________Cholesterol control
Policosanol 1______________________Cholesterol control
CoQ10 100mg_____________________Cancer prevention and Chemo side effects *
Magnesium Citrate 200mg___________Heart and muscle–12/16/2006
Garlic 320mg______________________Cancer prevention and Cancer treatment *
Zinc 15mg (In Centrum Silver)________Cancer prevention * 6/15/07
Green Tea Extract 500mg___________Cancer prevention and Cancer treatment *
Grape Seed Extract ActVin 100mg____Cancer prevention *
L-Glutamine 500mg_________________Cancer-related cachexia *
Vitamin B-6 500mg_________________Immunostimulation *
Vitamin B-12 5000mcg______________Lung cancer* 5/9/07
Selenium 200MCG___________________Cancer prevention and Cancer treatment * 2/6/07
Cool Cayenne 600mg _______________Cancer prevention 4/02/07
Aspirin 325mg______________________Cancer prevention 5/9/07
Super Curcumin 2 grams____________Cancer prevention* 6/9/07
Between Meals
AHCC 2 grams_____________________Cancer prevention and treatment *
Super Curcumin 2 grams____________Cancer prevention* 6/9/07
Lunch
L-Glutamine 500mg___________________Cancer-related cachexia *
Between Meals
AHCC 2 grams______________________Cancer prevention and treatment *
Astragalus Supreme 4 caps___________Chemotherapy side effects, Immunostimulation * 6/11/07
Super Curcumin 4 grams____________Cancer prevention* 4/12/07
Dinner
Citrucel 4___________________________Regularity
Cardio-Edge 2______________________Cholesterol control
Policosanol 1_______________________Cholesterol control
CoQ10 100mg______________________Cancer prevention and Chemo side effects *
Magnesium Citrate 200mg____________Heart and muscle–12/16/2006
L-Glutamine 500mg__________________Cancer-related cachexia *
Cool Cayenne 600mg _______________Cancer prevention 6/09/07
30 min Prior to Bed
Melatonin 20mg_____________________Cancer treatment, Chemotherapy side effects *
• Taken from Sloan Kettering’s Herb web site:
Any of the above with an asterisk can be checked out on the Sloan Kettering web site:
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
Diet Exercise
I try to drink an 8 oz glass of water (Mountain Valley- highly alkaline) for every hour I am awake.
Foods that I eat to help with my cancer treatment and prevention
Things I try to eat every day
Brreakfast
Oatmeal (¼ cup dry steal cut)
1 pint blueberries
Soy Milk
A heaping teaspoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon Flax seed whole, then ground.
Other than breakfast
½ to 1 teaspoon Turmeric
1 to 2 ounces Noni Juice
4 to 6 ounces Pomegranate Juice
Things I try to incorporate in my diet as much as possible.
Lots of vegetables. (organic if possible)
Beans, Kidney, black beans etc
Whole wheat pasta with lots of tomato sauce
Whole Wheat Bread
Soy meat substitutes
Nuts especially Almonds
Fish a lot of Wild Salmon
Mushrooms Shitake
Chicken
Things I don’t eat
Beef
White Flour
White sugar
White Pasta
White Bread
Things I eat a limited amount of
Veal (Very Little)
Lamb
Sweets (only occasionally)
Grass fed buffalo meat–12/16/2006
Exercise
I exercise 6 time a week, 3 times aerobic (must do till I sweat) and 3 times weights.
VERSES OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO WEATHER THE STORM
Sent to me from many friends
I printed these out and would read them from time to time for encouragement.
ISAIAH 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you,
Do not be dismayed for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you:
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
MATHEW 6:27
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
PHILIPPIANS 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything,
But in everything by prayer and petition,
With thanksgiving, present your request to God.
HEBREWS 4:12
For the word of God is living, and active.
Sharper than any double-edge sword,
It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow;
It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
I Peter 5:6-11
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s almighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.
Be self controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of sufferings.
****And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. AMen
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not be faint
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Isaiah 43:12
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”
Mark 14:35
“He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed”
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. Do NOT be terrified; do NOT be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Jeremiah 29:1
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
HEBREWS 10: 35-36
DO NOT THROW AWAY THIS CONFIDENT TRUST IN THE LORD, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
REMEMBER THE GREAT REWARD IT BRINGS YOU!! PATIENT ENDURANCE IS WHAT YOU NEED NOW
SO YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO GOD’S WILL. THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL THAT HE HAS PROMISED.
MARK 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours
PSALM 41:3
The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed
And restore him from his bed of illness.
_________________
Photo: Wife Carol. Myself and my Mooney Ovation
Turned 70 March 2007
7/6/05 Annual physical, was told I was in great shape. Requested an X-Ray.
7/7/05 X-Ray showed fluid in right lung area.
7/8/05 CT scan showed tumor 2.4 cm
7/15/05 Fluid about a cup of fluid drained for biopsy. It was malignant.
7/18/05 PET scan positive showed main tumor plus many nodules. Said it looked like someone took a paint brush and flicked it inside my lung. Was told that it was inoperable. Stage IIIb or IV nsclc with a pleural effusion of the right lung.
8/1/05 Second opinion at Sloan Kettering. Agreed with planned treatment of Carboplatin and Taxol. Only thing they would do different would be to drain the fluid from the chest area. I asked if the fluid would go away by itself and was told “Not a Chance”. The doctor said that there was no cure and the most we could hope for was to slow it down or if we were lucky to reduce the size.
8/4/05 Started Chemo and they had added Tarceva 100mg to my treatment.
9/16/05 after 6 chemo and lots of prayer CT scan showed 70% reduction of fluid, 30% tumor shrinkage and 90% of all the small nodules gone. Praise The Lord!
1128/05 after 6 more chemo sessions. CT scan no fluid and all nodules gone. All that was left was the tumor that had been reduced another 30%. They now wanted to consider radiation. I was sent for a PET scan.
After PET scan oncologist said He had never seen anything quit like this. There is nothing to radiate just scar tissue
12/1/05 Chemo stopped and continued with Tarceva 100mg. I never had nausea or bad side effects from chemo or Tarceva. I don’t know why, maybe the supplements helped.
2/06 CT scan NED
5/06 CT scan NED
9/06 MRI normal taken at request of the FAA to get my pilots medical reinstated, I hope
Next check November for a CT scan and PET scan
11/1/2006 I had a Hybrid CT/PET scan today. I thought that I would get the results in 5 days from my oncologist. Had an afternoon appointment with my pulmonary doctor. He was able to get the results right away NED WOW THE LORD IS GOOD!
1/9/2007 FAA issues pilots medical certificate WOW!
Half Marathon Jan 21, 2007, Finished Half Marathon, start training for next year.
News article about marathon:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/18/puckett_survives_race_against_time/?sports
Next oncologist appointment Feb. 2007
Next scans/MRI Feb 5 and 7 2007, changed for FAA pilot medical
2/7/07 MRI OK CT scan OK, PET scan shows uptake on hip.
2/26/07 Oncologist believes spot on hip may be running related. will redo PET scan end of march. No running for now. Next scan 3/23/07.
3/28/07 spot on hip uptake went from 6.5 down to 5.9 too small to do a biopsy. wait and check in 3 months.
4/10/2007 The FAA issues me a First Class medical certificate good through September 30th. The Lord is good.
July 11,2007 results of CT PET and MRI. MRI clean. CT and PET show a couple of nodules. One is 1.9cm. The spot on hip is gone. Everything still confined to one lung. Plan on chemo and maybe radiation.
July 16,2007 Starting Carboplatin and Taxol.
August 2, 2007 I have had three chemo sessions no bad side effects and feel great
For my full story, plus my supplements and diet, Go to My Story Forum and click on. Ernie’s Story stage IV, You will also find a list of all the things that I believe helped me beat my cancer along with my story of my journey through treatment and remission. If you have any questions PM or email me. .
Crossing the finish line half marathon with my modified breath DEEP shirt.
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