What About the Caregivers?When someone is diagnosed with lung cancer, the focus is all on that individual, which is understandable because that person's life has...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Didn’t Win; I Won!I was diagnosed with lung cancer back in 2014, and through this journey, I was afraid of lung cancer winning. Then I...reactions4comments
The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramEditorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards...reactionscomments
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Don't Be an Ostrich! Get ScreenedLung cancer isn't only a smoker's disease. I actually know more people who never smoked who have lung cancer than that did...reactions1comment
Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives (Part 1)Those of us who have been diagnosed with lung cancer know all too well this disease’s grim survival statistics. We now have...reactionscomments
Missing Question LinkIt is clear that many people who have experienced a diagnosis walk in question mode for one reason or another. Questions, by...reactionscomments
Choosing to Advocate for MyselfI am in awe for reaching this far living with lung cancer. Throughout my diagnosis and treatment, I choose to self-advocate for...reactions7comments
The Overwhelm of Multiple DoctorsI have been frequenting the doctor’s office this year. Not because of my cancer specifically, but because of other things. Earlier in...reactions6comments
When You Dread To Hear Your Scan ResultsFor the past four or five years, I never worried about my getting my scan results after a CT scan. I was...reactions3comments
My 8 Year Cancer AnniversaryI just celebrated my eighth year living with stage IV lung cancer on April 11, 2022. I wrote before about my seventh...reactions6comments
Moments - Hanging OnI would love to say to others when they lose a loved one, "It'll get easier with time". But does it? Or is...reactions1comment
Caretakers AnonymousI’m unsure if there’s a place or gathering spot for care partners to release their inner anxieties when told that their loved...reactionscomments
Love and Lung CancerI will be honest; I was never too lucky in the love department. In my teens and for most of my 20s...reactions2comments
My Scan Day RoutineI have a chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan coming up soon. My experiences over the last seven years have changed and...reactions4comments
You Don’t Look SickHas this happened to you? Have you told people, “I have lung cancer” and they reply, “Oh, but you don’t look sick.”...reactions18comments
Why Lung Cancer Stigma HurtsIt's Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and I wish more people knew why the lung cancer stigma bothers so many of us. First...reactions8comments
Lung Cancer at 30I was diagnosed with stage IIIB lung cancer at 30 years old. When I heard the words, LUNG CANCER, I was shocked. I...reactions3comments
After Cancer Diagnosis, Exercise is More Important Now Than Ever Exercise is good for us. We all know that’s true. And yet, why is it so darn difficult to get motivated to...reactions3comments
What You Really Need to Know about StatisticsWhen we are first diagnosed with lung cancer, it feels like our world has come collapsing down upon us. I guess in...reactions5comments
