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lad82 posted:
I have had chemo for both lung cancer and a tumor on my kidney since oct. 2011 and now can not do anymore infusion chemo, as it has done my platelets in. I am going on tarseva at a co pay that may be too expensive for me to afford anyone know of an alternative or how good tarseva is I was a healthu 74 year old. I would appreciate any information I can get. I will thank you ahead of time.
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:ling cancerI have had chemo for both lung cancer and a tumor on my kidney since oct. 2011 and now can not do anymore infusion chemo, as it has done my platelets in. I am going on tarseva at a co pay that may be too expensive for me to afford anyone know of an alternative or how good tarseva is I was a healthu 74 year old. I would appreciate any information I can get. I will thank you ahead of time.
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frogy23 responded:
I have non small cell lung cancer (non-smoker) and have been on tarceva for 5 months. Only side effect was mild rash on face and upper body. It sure is alot easier than chemo! I am on a co-pay assistance program through the Chronic Disease Fund. Also, you can contact the Genentech Access to Care Foundation at www.TarcevaAccessSolutions.com or call them at 1-888-249-4918. Tarceva also has a co-pay card program. You can get more info at www.tarceva.com/patient/copay . My oncologist gave me a Tarceva Patient Starter Guide binder from Tarceva that has all this financial info in it as well as side effects and coping help. If your onc. doesn't have one, I'm sure Tarceva would send you one. Good luck!

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Report This| Share this:ling cancerI have non small cell lung cancer (non-smoker) and have been on tarceva for 5 months. Only side effect was mild rash on face and upper body. It sure is alot easier than chemo! I am on a co-pay assistance program through the Chronic Disease Fund. Also, you can contact the Genentech Access to Care Foundation at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tarcevaaccesssolutions.com/">www.TarcevaAccessSolutions.com</a> or call them at 1-888-249-4918. Tarceva also has a co-pay card program. You can get more info at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tarceva.com/patient/copay">www.tarceva.com/patient/copay</a> . My oncologist gave me a Tarceva Patient Starter Guide binder from Tarceva that has all this financial info in it as well as side effects and coping help. If your onc. doesn't have one, I'm sure Tarceva would send you one. Good luck!<br /> <br />Frogy1
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lad82 replied to frogy23's response:
Hi frogy23 thank you for the information I did get a grant but it is only going to be good for 2 and half months. So will see what I can get from the ones that you have mentioned. The co pay is more then I get a month. Thank you so much. lad82
Report This| Share this:ling cancerHi frogy23 thank you for the information I did get a grant but it is only going to be good for 2 and half months. So will see what I can get from the ones that you have mentioned. The co pay is more then I get a month. Thank you so much. lad82
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