Surveillance for Lung Cancer: 54 Real Stories
54 stories match lung cancer and surveillance. 25 of them mention surgery.
Lung Cancer Patient Story
In July 2015, this patient described a quieter summer with lung cancer. After the stress of the last CT results, time away from doctors and testing brought a sense of calm. He was spending much of the summer in Asturias and only interrupted the trip to…
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In March 2015, this lung cancer patient received encouraging CT news. After living through the stress that comes before every scan, the latest results brought relief and what he described as a period of respite. The retained text around this record is mostly…
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In January 2015, this lung cancer patient marked 1 year since the disease was first detected. The previous year, a chest X-ray had shown a visible tumor, and a pulmonologist ordered the tests that confirmed lung cancer. The year that followed was hard, but…
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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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This lung cancer diary entry describes a quiet stretch without symptoms, active treatment, or oncology visits. The patient framed it with the phrase “no news is good news,” because another week had passed without noticeable problems. He was waiting for a PET…
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This lung cancer diary entry was written after the patient had finished chemotherapy and was waiting for the next PET scan, scheduled for December 9, 2014. A conversation during chemotherapy with another long-term lung cancer survivor made him think about the…
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