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Getting Diagnosed
Getting diagnosed with lung cancer is an extremely emotional and uncertain time. It’s likely you’ll feel very overwhelmed as you begin to navigate a brand-new world, full of hospital appointments and tests and hearing medical words and phrases you have never heard before. But we are here to walk you through the whole journey.
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Lung cancer treatments
How your lung cancer is treated will depend on a variety of factors, including the type of lung cancer you have, its size and location and the stage of the cancer. Over recent years, we have seen great advances in how lung cancer is treated. As a result, many people are now able to live well and live for longer with all types and stages of lung cancer than they did before.
Find out moreMy symptoms definitely didn’t feel particularly serious. I was feeling quite tired and I would randomly have a tight feeling in my chest time to time. A friend kept encouraging me to go and see the GP. I felt a bit of a fraud but the surgery was brilliant. The GP decided to send me for an x-ray ‘just in case’. That x-ray changed my life.
Alison, diagnosed with early stage lung cancer
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Ask the Nurse
Diagnosed with lung cancer? Not sure what to do? Our nurses can talk everything through and help explain what will happen next.
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“I have been incredibly fortunate with my treatment – although it feels like I have experienced every possible side effect! It’s been 10 years and I’m still on my first line treatment, safe in the knowledge that there are other tools in the toolbox should I ever need them, with new breakthroughs coming all the time.
Sally, living with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer
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After two rounds of antibiotics, I knew something wasn’t right. I booked another appointment and saw a different GP who agreed. 13 years later, I’m still cancer-free.
Joe was diagnosed when he was only 35
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