Living

When you are on a cancer journey, sometimes the thought of food is not pleasant. Some of us struggle to have an appetite while others have sensitive systems and have...

Many of you understand the importance of having biomarker testing when you are diagnosed with lung cancer. This biomarker testing may indicate that you have an EGFR-positive mutation. But what...

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I promised myself that I would become an advocate. Being diagnosed with lung cancer really turned my life and my family’s life upside...

There are many ways to be a lung cancer advocate. One of those ways is to participate in events held by the many lung cancer organizations. I am an alumnus...

Before I was diagnosed with lung cancer 6.5 years ago, I was a professor, a mother, and a wife. Life was busy but rewarding and fulfilling. After I had lung...

I was recently part of an eight-week support group. We got together every Tuesday, we were given a prompt and with that prompt chose a picture to go with it...

I would like to think within time people affected with cancer go through a process of development and that can run its course anywhere from acceptance to tolerance. The words...

As a person living with lung cancer, the treatment and medical appointments can be exhausting and time-consuming. There should be a balance between my life and dealing with my cancer...

I have two controversial thoughts that are bothering me. One is I want to know what the end-of-life is like. I'm almost obsessed with it. Another one, which is equally...

When I was diagnosed, I lived with my twin sister. We were both working full time and sharing the financial responsibility that came with an apartment and so on. After...

As many of you know, in mid-2017 I co-founded the EGFR Resisters, a grassroots, patient-driven organization dedicated exclusively to changing EGFR positive lung cancer into a manageable, chronic disease. Since...

I’ve been living with lung cancer for 7 years now and through these 7 years I never thought I needed counseling or a therapist. I thought to myself “I got...

Welcome to the world of lung cancer. It’s a world where no one wants to be and most of us did not expect to be here. Let us help you...

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...

What a great feeling having reached the second-year mark living with lung cancer. The huge impact definitely comes from the roles my healthcare providers have played. A great deal of...

Living in the north part of the country and in the Midwest, I definitely experience SAD (or seasonal affective disorder). They say many get sad, depressed, anxious, and become less...

I have been blessed with some amazing caregivers since I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014. A caregiver is a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after...

In October 2020, lung cancer patient and advocate Heidi Onda began getting frustrated with hospital administrators and marketing departments rejecting a campaign. Finally, she asked her husband, Pierre, an internist, to...

I have no experience in smoking, and I have known very few people smoking around me since my childhood. Therefore, when I started lung cancer advocacy three years ago, the...