Has others out there experienced this situation with lung & brain cancer.?

Question

In Oct. of 05 my husband was diagnosed with brain cancer, which had spread from a tumor in his lung. He is 74. They gave us a time frame of 3-6mos. & leaning to the 3. In otherwords prepare for the worst. Because of the short time & his age they said Chemo would only make him sick & weaken him. Radiation to the brain was done & when necessary they would rad. the lung. Well 13 mos. later he shows little deteriation. The last xrays this week showed the lung tumor has not progressed, since Apr. & very little. While we are very grateful even the Dr. is amased. The initial swelling did some brain damage. Short term memory thing. But he is still active outside every day. We didn't think last yr. we would have him for Xmas, now another is just around the corner.

Answer 1

My father-in-law just passed away on October 20. He was 74 years old. In July of 2004, he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer (never went to the doctor for check ups). He received radiation and hormone therapy that seemed to keep things pretty well under control and he was feeling good. A yearly cancer check in June of this year revealed that the cancer had metastasized in to his bones. He began chemotherapy for that. In September he began experiencing confusion and disorientation. He was then diagnosed with a tumor in his brain and they also found a large mass in one of his lungs. Radiation was begun on his brain tumor. At an appointment the first week in Oct., he was given up to one year with continued treatment and 3-5 months if all treatments were discontinued. On Oct. 16, he had a seizure at home, was taken by ambulance to the ER where he had another seizure, went into a coma, and died on Oct. 20. I have an uncle who has been living with Multiple Myeloma for more years than any of his doctors have ever seen. By all accounts he should have died long ago, but he continues to fight and has many good periods of feeling well. I also have a great-aunt who died Jan. 1 this year. She had fought breast cancer for 8 more years than what they first gave her. Cancer is a difficult disease since you never can predict what will happen.

Answer 2

My friend was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was in her 40's and she got over it successfully then about 3 years later she got breast cancer. No on was thinking she would live but she is still alive today and that was 10 years ago

The are real miracles in the world and doctors just only know so much

Answer 3

We did not experience the same as you, apparently you are doing something right, just, don't feel that a miracle has happened, and that the cancer will not progress. My husband had lung cancer, which spread to his brain and stomach and intestines, it took four years for him to reach his limit, and then he passed away. Gratefully I await the resurrection, when Jesus will call him from his grave, and we as his family will be able to see him again.