EGFR Mutation: 55 Real Stories
55 stories match EGFR mutation. 46 of them mention targeted therapy.
Stage IV EGFR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Saila’s Patient Story
Saila Hanninen was 35 in 2016 and had recently completed her ninth marathon and first full Ironman when her health began to change. Slower training times, lower-back pain, a persistent cough, and increasing shortness of breath eventually led to testing. In…
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Ginger Tam sought care for a persistent cough and learned that she had Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. The diagnosis was devastating for the single mother, whose daughter was 8 at the time. She sought a second opinion at a research hospital and became…
Read this storyStage IV EGFR Lung Cancer: Molly’s Patient Story
Molly Golbon was 39, a working mother and wife, when she learned that what seemed like bronchitis or pneumonia was actually Stage IV lung cancer. The diagnosis was especially shocking because she had never smoked and did not fit the stereotype she associated…
Read this storyEGFR Lung Cancer Patient Story
This Noxte post was written from Asturias, where the patient had gone after an oncology visit in Majadahonda. The visit on 15 July focused on toxicity monitoring for AZD9291, the study drug he was receiving through a clinical trial. The checks were…
Read this storyEGFR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Story
In December 2015, this patient was living with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer and taking Tarceva, also called erlotinib, which he had started in January. Much of this post reflected his effort to understand the fast-changing treatment landscape. He…
Read this storyEGFR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Story
By mid-February 2015, this patient had been taking Erlotinib, also known as Tarceva, for about 1.5 months for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. He understood Tarceva as a targeted therapy for cancers with an EGFR mutation and hoped he would be among…
Read this storyEGFR Lung Cancer Patient Story
This lung cancer diary entry centers on the anxiety before a PET scan scheduled for December 9, 2014, at Hospital Puerta de Hierro in Majadahonda. The patient had gone 6 months without active treatment while waiting to see how the lung tumor evolved. During…
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