John Ashton

Transcript

1. LUNG CANCER – A STORY John C. Ashton
2. September 2012 Cough develops
3. April 2013 Still coughing Chest pains running
4. June 2013 Chest pain walking Violent coughing
5. July 2013 Tested for recurrent angina – no sign, but chest x-ray taken
7. September 2013 EGFR negative Commence carboplatin/vincrastine chemotherapy
8. 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 1 6 0 1 8 0 2 0 0 E x e rc is e T o le ra n c e o n D o u b le t C h e m o th e ra p y D a y N u m b e r o f s te p -u p s in 5 m in s First experience of chemo effect Begin Docetaxel Cancer Diagnosis Begin Doublet Chemotherapy
10. November 2013 Commence docetaxel chemotherapy
11. 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 E x e rc is e T o le ra n c e o n D o c e ta x e l C h e m o th e ra p y D a y T im e e n d u rin g h ig h in te n s ity e x e rc is e (m in s ) Begin Targeted Therapy Begin Docetaxel
13. January 2014 – Biopsy tests positive for ALK mutation February 2014 – Begin targeted therapy, ALK inhibitor
14. 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 M a x im u m E x e rc is e L o a d o n T a rg e te d T h e ra p y D a y T o ta l T im e (J o g & W a lk ) (m in ) Begin Targeted Therapy
15. 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 E x e rc is e T o le r a n c e o n T a rg e tte d T h e ra p y D a y L o n g e s t c o n tin u o u s jo g (m in ) Begin Targeted Therapy
16. 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 E x e rc is e T o le r a n c e o n T a rg e tte d T h e ra p y D a y L o n g e s t c o n tin u o u s jo g (m in ) Begin Targeted Therapy
17. 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 E x e rc is e T o le r a n c e o n T a rg e tte d T h e ra p y D a y L o n g e s t c o n tin u o u s jo g (m in ) Begin Targeted Therapy
18. 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 D a y M in u te s T otal T im e L o n g e st R u n Begin Targeted Therapy
19. Before Targeted Treatment After Targeted Treatment
20. November 2015 No cough X-ray still clear Running 6km in 30 mins
22. What I’ve learnt
23. Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer
24. The public is unaware of this
25. People always ask “Do you smoke”
26. Compared to other cancers, research is underfunded
27. 5-year survival rates have improved markedly for many cancers in recent decades – but not for lung cancer
28. Research can make a big difference
29. Take chronic cough seriously
30. Exercise isn’t a cure, but it helps with quality of life
31. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE – POLICIES AIMED AT: 1. Minimizing risk 2. Maximizing early detection 3. Wider availability of optimal treatments 4. Investment in the development of new treatments  X X X