Living

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...

I would love to say to others when they lose a loved one, "It'll get easier with time". But does it? Or is it a continuous cycle with good and bad...

I have been advocating for cancer for four years and have survived for lung cancer closed to sever years. Looking back at my advocating journey, I’ve come a long way...

The difference between palliative care and hospice are totally different. Some people will think, "Oh no, palliative care". I know that I used to think like that, but I've finally relented and...

When I was diagnosed in 2014, I had to stop working and a year later got on Social Security Disability (SSD). It did something to my soul, I felt like...

The Dusty Joy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the lung cancer community, has a growing network of monthly educational patient group meetings. One brand-new group that I am especially excited...

Time is a priceless gift especially when I am facing a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. Living with the disease is part of my daily routine. With the precious time...

The Dusty Joy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the lung cancer community, has a growing network of monthly educational patient group meetings. One brand-new group that I am especially excited...

When I was diagnosed with stage 3b non-small cell lung cancer in 2014 I had just turned 30 the prior September. I had a lot of thoughts running through my...