Precision Medicine 101Have you heard of Precision Medicine? If you haven't, you are certainly not alone! But, it is very important for you to...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Stigma: What Is It and Why Does it Exist?For many people living with lung cancer, the very first question they are asked (by friends, family and even strangers) is “did...reactions26comments
Is There a Stigma in Lung Cancer Research Funding?It is estimated that nearly 160,000 Americans died from lung cancer in 2016. That’s a staggering number! Lung cancer is by far...reactions1comment
An Open Letter to Rush Limbaugh (Part 2)Since we’re dealing with early detection, I want to insert a fact that many of your listeners may not know. Approximately half...reactionscomments
An Open Letter to Rush LimbaughDear Rush, You may not understand the magnitude of the initial impact and following aftershock waves from your recent public acknowledgement about...reactionscomments
Giants LostBeginning at the end of January and carrying on into the first week of February, the lung cancer community has suffered some...reactionscomments
Learn To Be Safe OnlineWhen first diagnosed with lung cancer I refrained from doing internet searches, not because I feared learning about my cancer, but, because...reactions1comment
The Things People Say...Since you have been diagnosed with cancer have you been amazed at some of the things people say to you? I sure...reactions2comments
Things to Consider When Choosing Where to Be TreatedA new lung cancer diagnosis—or any serious disease, for that matter— brings with it a host of new challenges, in addition to...reactionscomments
I Am More Than My Diagnosis: A Year in ReviewIn our Impact of Cancer Survey we asked what terms people diagnosed with cancer preferred and disliked. The answers were all across...reactionscomments
IASLC STARS Program for Patient Research AdvocatesI have a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in education, so to say that science has never been easy...reactionscomments
I Have Lung Cancer - Where Do I Start?I remember the day I was told I had lung cancer. Well, to be honest, I really don't remember "the day" I...reactions4comments
Love and LossAs lung cancer survivors, we join social media groups for more information and support. Our social media friends become "family." We have...reactionscomments
The Chemo Brain Struggle ContinuesI have been on chemotherapy for two years and then immunotherapy for the next two years (still on immunotherapy). BOTH list cognitive...reactionscomments
All You Need to Get Lung Cancer is LungsDid you know that statistics show that if lung cancer in non-smokers were in its own category, it would rank in the...reactionscomments
We Are Being Recognized"Mom, you never traveled. You're traveling more now with 2 cancers than you ever did." YES!!!! That is the truth. And do you...reactionscomments
I Have What???I remember that day as if it were yesterday. Getting a call from my physician, not his nurse, telling me to come in...reactions2comments
Interviews, Surveys, & Patient ResearchAs a new lung cancer patient, you will soon discover many Facebook groups or pages with other survivors. Along the way, sometimes...reactionscomments
Managing Student Loans and Your DiagnosisStudent loans. Two words that every person who has attended college does not like to hear. But, it is a reality that...reactionscomments
4 Years and It Got MeI have had lung cancer for 4 years and 3 months. Overall, I have been healthy. That does not include the side effects from...reactionscomments
