Living

As a lung cancer survivor, I am tired of feeling abused, unworthy, and ashamed to ask Congress for truly fair funding. I am sick of excuses. Lung cancer research is...

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...

On National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate anyone whose life has been changed by a cancer diagnosis. We stand...

It’s now a little over three months since my lobectomy in February and my life is completely different from what I expected. By now, I had hoped to be getting...

Have you ever found yourself daydreaming? Of course, you have. Everybody daydreams. What do you daydream about? What is your interpretation of daydreaming? I daydream all the time. I’m either...

I’ve read a number of posts on online patient forums lately about scan frequency and types ordered. Many advanced lung cancer patients have CT scans every three months, but others...

Often when cancer strikes, our routines change, our daily lives change, and life as we once knew it shifts a bit. Since coming off of a full-time job, I have...

I have never considered myself someone who is afraid of heights. I love to go to the top of the tallest building around when visiting a new place and see...

Women experience changes in many aspects of life. The movement of “men and women are equal” has been there for a quite long time. I am going to give my...

Professor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...

My mother wasn’t fortunate in her short journey with lung cancer. I would like to think she would’ve been more hopeful and impressed by the many that have beaten, and...

I'm not sure if I mentioned in my last blog that I was able to take my 15 year old daughter to get her learner's permit. She passed on the first...

December 13, 2008. I will never, ever forget that day. My lung cancer journey began with a car accident on that day and that accident ultimately saved my life. I...

What is the Sandwich Generation? According to Wikipedia, the Sandwich Generation is a generation of people (usually in their 40s to 70s) who care for their aging parents while supporting...

If you saw me in the street you would never suspect I have cancer. You would see a slightly overweight senior citizen who likes to walk her dog and work...

Michele Raasch was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in September 2019. After experiencing concerning, abnormal changes in her health, Michele talked with her doctor and was shocked to...

We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with non-small cell lung cancer. Are you new here? Welcome!...

I love the lyrics from the song Shallow, “We’re far from the shallow now.” Something happened recently that opened my eyes to how shallow my relationship is with many of...

When I was diagnosed in 2017 at the age of 36, I feared birthdays going forward. Would I see my next one? Would I see 40? I was afraid of...

Read the first article about chemobrain in Is Chemobrain Real? Part 1. While most of the studies researching chemobrain focused on breast cancer patients, some have looked at lung cancer...