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Dear all, My grandfather has ‘advanced squamous cell carcinoma (lung)’. The family is desperate for more help, contacts, support, treatment, ideas etc. Please help if you can. Thankyou, Ben.

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Dear all, My grandfather has ‘advanced squamous cell carcinoma (lung)’. The family is desperate for more help, contacts, support, treatment, ideas etc. Please help if you can. Thankyou, Ben.

Hi Ben, You didn’t mention what treatments he has received or whether the cancer has spread. Try this site: http://www.siuh.edu/radoncology/bodyrad.html It is the site of Staten Island University Hospital in NYC They were the first in the Western Hemisphere (perhaps still the only ones) to offer full body radiosurgery. What this means is that they can target just the area of the tumor with a precise high dose of radiation, resulting in less side effects, less time of treatment, and better results. My Dad has Squamous Cell of the lung which has spread and he will be going there for evaluation soon. Good Luck. Tony

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