Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy...Getting SBRT is a painless process. Before you begin SBRT, you will have a lot of imaging done....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Deciding on Radiation Treatments...I learned that SBRT was not the right treatment for me....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My First Round of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy...My body cast was made for my SBRT treatment. This treatment was easier to do but harder on my body than the last SBRT....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer With Radiation Therapy...Another chest radiation therapy used for SCLC is SBRT. This treatment uses focused beams of high-dose radiation....Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Kristine Cherol...Tagrisso), standard chemotherapy, numerous rounds of external beam radiation to bone mets, three rounds of Gamma Knife radiation for brain mets, and SBRT...
Stage IV NSCLC...I'm planning on having SBRT to the lung and ablation on the adrenal gland. My issue is severe depression and anxiety (I'm on meds for both)....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Erin Sarauer...Erin is currently being treated with her third targeted therapy and has undergone bone radiation as well as Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)...
When the Other Shoe Drops...I've learned with SBRT, you have to skip a day in between doses. So, that leaves me in Atlanta until mid-July....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Scan is Stable...Why Am I So Gloom?...SBRT to the lung was not considered medically necessary for stage 4 patients....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Jill Feldman...presented patient perspectives internationally at the World Conference on Lung Cancer hosted by IASLC and she recently co-authored the ASTRO Guidelines for SBRT...
Let's Talk About Radiation Therapy Advances...The second thing worth noting is the advances made in stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Jill’s Journey to Beat Lung Cancer...then received four adjuvant chemo treatments over that summer, and finished her treatment with five sessions of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Swallowing My Pride and Asking for Help...I had SBRT in 2013 to my lower right lobe. This area of my lung is not very useful anymore. I'm okay with that because I'm alive....Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Lung Cancer Traditional Treatment Experiences...Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) was the second most common....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why Me? Why Not?...My radiation oncologist agreed SBRT was perfect for me and we started the process to get the body mold made in preparation to start the first of 4...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Freedom...Both were treated via SBRT to my right lung. My most recent progression was this past summer....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Finding A Purpose...I had SBRT to the lung in order to stop the progression. My insurance denied my claim because they felt it wasn't "medically necessary". ...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's About Moments and Milestones -- Part II...There wasn’t much research on using SBRT for intrapulmonary metastasis, but the risks were low so my care team and I decided it was a better option for...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Radiation Therapy...SBRT is best for early-stage cancer when surgery cannot be done or a person does not want surgery....
Am I Lucky?...We’ve used SBRT to treat unruly cancers, but I have not had to go back on systemic treatment....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
