Living

I learned this past month that it’s never possible to become complacent when dealing with insurance companies and that self-advocacy is important. Since I am taking an oral targeted therapy...

When I was first diagnosed 3 and a half years ago, I swore to myself that I would get involved in advocacy and help raise awareness. I felt that if...

When I was first diagnosed, understanding the terminology was like learning a foreign language. Bronchoscopy. Fine Needle Aspiration. Pulmonologist. PET scan. CAT scan. VATS. Mutation. ALK Positive. EGFR. RET. MET...

This past weekend, I joined Lung Force, ALA, and Peer Medical to learn more about the Peer Medical system and see what Lung Force is working on. I was approached...

Sometimes when our lives are so busy and full, we may wonder, why do we even sleep? Sleep is, in fact, as important as oxygen, food, and water. It provides...

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 thing we call life. Having cancer makes you see it a lot differently. As cancer patients, whenever you hear about someone passing due to the illness, it hits...

From doctor’s appointments to medications to treatment plans, keeping track of everything related to your lung cancer can feel overwhelming. Staying organized and having a place to keep track of...

The first time I quit treatments for my stage IV lung cancer was in 2013. I had been getting carboplatin, Avastin and Alimta. My tumors had shrunk by about half...

We are incredibly saddened to share that former LungCancer.net team member and lung cancer advocate Don Stranathan passed away on February 1, 2020. Don had been living with stage IV...

After his lung cancer was misdiagnosed as pneumonia, ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died of stage IV cancer on his 34th birthday. Edward was a rising star of the network and was...

Upon diagnosis in October 2017, like many of us, I was clueless as to the process and what I would be up against financially. The cancer money tree doesn’t start...

We are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net team member Jennifer Toth passed away on January 28, 2020. Jennifer had been living with stage IV lung cancer since January 2014...

I never used to believe that we are put in certain places at a specific time “FOR A REASON”. I truly believed there was not a Great Design. For me, cancer...

Before I became a volunteer to help lung cancer patients, I’ve spent several months in advocacy on Facebook. I was inspired by the patients and caregivers that I wanted to...

Peer Medical officially kicked off in 2016. However, the concept came to Spiegel about 10 years ago when he was a primary caregiver for his father, who was battling lung...

As with Uber and Waze, a robust repository depends on engagement from the lung cancer community. Without the engaged Waze users reporting literal bumps in the road, the Waze app...

Before they became successful, companies that deliver lifechanging services we now take for granted -- like Uber and Waze -- were simply an idea. Success only came as a result...

If you’ve been recently diagnosed with lung cancer, talk to your oncologist about genetic testing, also known as molecular profiling or biomarker testing of your tumor. You want this done before...

I recently attended an advocate conference where the speakers were discussing how to appropriately respond to insensitive questions. Attendees were from dozens of disease types, with six of us attendees...