Living

A bucket list is defined as a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. When I was diagnosed with lung cancer...

When I was diagnosed my husband went in “I have to save my wife” mode. I remember my husband crying more than I when we were told I had lung...

Feeling like a burden is so common to those with disabilities and pain. Just know that if you have this feeling, you are not alone. I've been living with stage 4...

Read the first part of Kelly's story in Advocating from Alaska (Part 1). When the biopsy came back as positive for lung cancer, there were more tests, including an MRI...

Through my advocacy work, I have the opportunity of making new friends in the lung cancer community and interact with so many wonderful people. I want to share with readers...

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is hard. All of a sudden, you have to shift your focus. Taking care of your health becomes the No. 1 priority if it was not...

Radiation therapy is one way to treat lung cancer. There have been a lot of advances in the field in recent years, so I wanted to share a few updates...

When I was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 2014 my oncologist sent my tumor out for biomarker testing. I was learning all about lung cancer in those days...

Have you found a hobby after diagnosis? I started a blog after I was diagnosed, and I have sporadically updated it ever since. I found that I wanted to do...

I’m a 7-year lung cancer survivor. I’m on targeted therapy, which has few side effects. I had chemo for four months when I was just diagnosed, but the chemo didn’t...

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023.  As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...

This is an open letter to those lung cancer patients who feel like a drug seeker. You are not alone. I was diagnosed on November 27, 2012, with stage 4 non-small...

When I turned 50 years old a few years back, I knew that I was due for colorectal cancer screening. Having spent more than eight years having scans, biopsies, surgeries...

In the last 7 ½ years I’ve met so many wonderful lung cancer survivors and lost many along the way. Many of them I’ve became close with and bonded regardless...

I often wake up feeling like I just had a dream, the twisted ones, which happen when you fall asleep at the wrong time. The afternoon sun and/or middle of the...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

I learned a lot about cancer when I was diagnosed in 2014. I did not know much about lung cancer and what I thought I knew ended up not being...

I’m unsure if there’s a place or gathering spot for care partners to release their inner anxieties when told that their loved ones have lung cancer, but I would say...

After being on Ceritinib for almost 7 years it has come to an end. My brain spots started growing slowly over the past year and I was switched to Alectinib...