Living

Read Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and Advocacy -- Part I. Throughout Chris’ 12 years in the NFL, he was more than just a football player. He was a...

Each morning while enjoying my coffee, you can find me with my phone in my hand scrolling all the events that happened overnight on Facebook. Yes, I have no life. It...

Dear Lung Cancer Community, Religion can be a very sensitive subject to discuss and the last thing I want to do is offend anyone. Before I go on, I would...

Rev. Isaac Dusenbury is a chaplain at Duke University Hospital. He completed his chaplain residency at Duke University Hospital’s Surgical and Intensive Care Unit and graduated from the Divinity School...

Editor's Note: The following article talks about a suicide that occurred in the author’s hometown, which may be upsetting to some readers. If you or a loved one are experiencing...

I spend a lot of time on various forums and cancer-related Websites. I love to read the stories of others who have been diagnosed with cancer. Everyone's journey, despite a...

When I opened Facebook the other week, I was surprised when I found out that Justin Perry had passed away. As a person with advanced lung cancer, I thought I...

From March 29th through April 3rd of this year, I had the good fortune of being selected to participate in the Scientist-Survivor (SSP) Program at AACR’s Annual Meeting. AACR stands...

This was my first year participating in anything like this. I was nervous, anxious, and excited all in one. Was I ready to rally to our congress for the research...

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...

I have in the past year begun to have side effects from my immunotherapy, Opdivo. I had previously written about the "rash" on my hands. Well, that has taken a turn...

Chris Draft grew up in Anaheim, California. He played football and baseball for Stanford University and graduated in 1998 with a degree in economics. He then played football professionally for...

The other night, it's 3:00 am and I'm awake - FINALLY!! Opdivo really knocked me on my butt this time. Friday and Saturday, I felt great (well, not great, but you...

Our lung cancer community is full of loss. Sometimes it can be overwhelming and you have to pull yourself away from it all. Too many people are being snuffed out...

Do you think I am going to write about the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy? Nope. This has nothing to do with that. This has to do with all the...

There have been a lot of changes in lung cancer since I was diagnosed in 2013. When I had biomarker testing on my biopsy tissue, EGFR, ALK, and KRAS were...

"We’ll see you in three months." What? But I’ve been seeing you every week, sometimes 3-5 days a week for months! What do you mean three months? What am I...

For most of us, a lung cancer diagnosis is synonymous with stress. Even if we never worried a day in our lives before we were diagnosed, chances are good that...

I wanted to create a living self-portraits series about lung cancer patients and caregivers. These portraits are about our feelings, our journey, especially how we got to this point. I...

At the end of February, I was invited to attend the Inaugural Patient Advocate Workshop for Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA) in Marina Del Rey, California. For its Inaugural...