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The first time I experienced the stigma surrounding lung cancer was as a teenager, almost 37 years ago. My dad had just died of lung cancer at 41 years old...

I have had a gym membership for as long as I can remember. Prior to my lung cancer diagnosis, I would go on my lunch break and either do the...

I have fundraised in November for the past three years. It’s for GO2 Lung Cancer Foundation and Lung Cancer Canada and I raised more than $42,000 US and Canadian dollars...

I am living proof that targeted therapy treatment works well for stage 4 lung cancer survivors with gene mutation and brain metastasis. Moreover, the quality of care I get from...

Advancing lung cancer awareness is the commitment of The White Ribbon Project. It is an unbranded international grassroots movement representing ALL. Decades of public health campaigns have left the public...

LungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Diane who was diagnosed with lung cancer at a younger...

In April 2014, I was diagnosed with stage IIIb lung cancer. Being a new cancer patient, I did not know how to navigate this new diagnosis and I am thankful...

I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer five and a half years ago. Although the pain caused by lung cancer and the side effects of treatment have been stabilized...

To the men in our community, you might want to keep scrolling on this one. Since beginning my oral chemo in 2017, the ovaries and THAT whole ordeal have been...

LungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Rhonda who supports her husband with lung cancer. Since her...

In a Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted recently, about 35% of Black Americans have no plans of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, citing fears about safety and concerns that the vaccines...

Hearing the words “you have cancer” is so very hard. It is probably the hardest conversation that I have had with anyone to date. It is funny the things that...

Recently, a woman in an online parenting group that I belong to announced that she had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer and she was very upset about telling...

Dusty speaks with Terri, the creator of KRAS Kickers, a group where researchers, patients, and caregivers come together for greater KRAS lung cancer awareness. Hear the beginning of Terri's story...

Dusty speaks with Terri, the creator of KRAS Kickers, a group where researchers, patients, and caregivers come together for greater KRAS lung cancer awareness. Hear the beginning of Terri's story...

When Terri Conneran was first diagnosed with lung cancer, she focused on kicking cancer’s ass. That was before discovering she had the KRAS (pronounced KAY-ras) biomarker. Now, Terri wants to...

I got my port placed in 2016 when I was participating in a clinical trial in Boston traveling back and forth from Chicago. I remember wholeheartedly that I did not...

LungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Lalaine who was diagnosed with ALK positive lung cancer. No...

I just surpassed 8 years of living with lung cancer during lung cancer awareness month. That month is in November for those who didn't know. Eight years of making friends, and losing...

Lung cancer treatment has made astounding progress in the past 10 years with advancements in precision medicine which includes biomarker testing, targeted therapies and immunotherapy. Unfortunately, the advancements have not...