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Steve Thought His Fatigue Was Just Age; It Was Stage 4 EGFR+ Lung Cancer
Steven H., Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic), EGFR exon 19 deletion Symptoms: Fatigue, shortness of breath, dry cough, deep shoulder pain, pleural effusion (fluid buildup around the lung), coughing up pink-tinged fluid Treatments: Thoracentesis, targeted therapy (osimertinib), chemotherapy (carboplatin, pemetrexed), bone-strengthening injection (for spinal lesions), calcium supplementation
