Talk to me about non-small cell lung carcinoma?

My mother had stage 4 small cell carcinoma, hers was in her lungs. Her 2 year survival rate was less than 10%. Not only did she survive her 2 years, she was told that after the extensive chemo and radiation she had undergone, that and I use her doctor's words here., a miracle occurred and no cancer or traces of cancer showed up on her x-rays. It was as if she never had cancer. Of course this makes us deliriously happy.

She then started antibiotics for a broken jaw bone caused by the removal of a jaw tooth during the time she was on radiation. The antibiotics where too strong for any human to undergo for more than 3 consecutive doses in a calender year. She died from a blood clot caused by the antibiotic 3 years and 5 days into her diagnosis.

The survival rate for this type of cancer depends on several factors.

Age of patient, progression of disease, how effective the chemo has been, Has the white cells of the patient been so compromised that a secondary infection may occur. It is not an easy answer. There is a natural supplement that can be added to the chemo treatment. It also lessens the side effects of the chemo. Check out the website http://www.facr.org/ and read the surviors stories on this disease or similar ones using polymva. polymva has been found to be excellent just using it alone or added to chemo. A bone cancer survivor. Janice

Your MIL has stage 4 lung cancer with a rather poor prognosis. The brain tumors which are metastasis from the lung tumors are not a good sign. However Sarah Brady (wife of Jim Brady of the Reagan era) has had stage four NSC carcinoma of the lung for over 5 years and she continues to tour and make public speeches. Last I heard she had not even quit smoking (dumb). All the best to your MIL. http://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc72.h...