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lung cancer or not
by ilovgarf, Jun 22, 2009 06:25PM
Hi Doctor,
My brother who has been HIV Positive for 10+ years now has in the last year been ill off and on. His t-cell count is around 400. Last year he was hospitalized twice for pneumonia. He is now in the hospital again but this time he was coughing up blood. They did a chest x-ray and it showed a mass in his upper lobe of the lung. They cant do a biopsy yet until his breathing is more stable but they do plan on doing a biopsy. If this is cancer of the lung, do you recommend chemo or radiation? Would it even be worth the effort to just give him time? I love my brother but I dont want him to suffer. Thank you for any advice you could give me.
Tina
My brother who has been HIV Positive for 10+ years now has in the last year been ill off and on. His t-cell count is around 400. Last year he was hospitalized twice for pneumonia. He is now in the hospital again but this time he was coughing up blood. They did a chest x-ray and it showed a mass in his upper lobe of the lung. They cant do a biopsy yet until his breathing is more stable but they do plan on doing a biopsy. If this is cancer of the lung, do you recommend chemo or radiation? Would it even be worth the effort to just give him time? I love my brother but I dont want him to suffer. Thank you for any advice you could give me.
Tina
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