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Lung cancer is not quite unique in the way that people dance around what they are feeling in conversation, but it is a prime example of a topic in which...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Do most people know this? No, probably not. It’s impossible to miss all the pink announcing that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and...

When I set out to accomplish something, I give it everything I have. I am part of so many organizations in the lung cancer community. But sometimes I feel tension...

The word “will” can seem loaded when mentioned in casual conversation, and it might seem morbid to talk about or even unnecessary for the average person to think about. However...

Are you reeling from the recent news that you possibly have lung cancer? Are you in the midst of telling your family and friends and find that #1 they all have...

When you are first diagnosed with lung cancer, everything seems to move at breakneck speed on one hand and on the other hand, time flows like molasses. You rush from...

As a lung cancer patient, I have had my trials and tribulations. From surgery to radiation to chemotherapy and now immunotherapy. Endless blood tests, endless CT scans, PET scans and Brain MRI's. It...

The holidays are here. You have lung cancer. I bluntly ask, do you ask yourself, "Is this my last holiday with my family?" It is 2018 and the answer is NOT NECESSARILY. The...

It can be a difficult task. Staying present means giving your full attention to what you are doing or experiencing at that exact moment. This includes all your thoughts and...

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You must think I have lost my mind when I write that there are worse things than cancer. Most of us really haven't thought so since we or our loved...

When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was all about the food. I couldn’t wait for the day to come so that I could eat my fill of turkey, stuffing, sweet...

Boy! I don't know how you feel about it, but for me, 2018 has sped by like a bullet. I cannot believe that we are about to begin the holiday...

If you have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, connecting with other lung cancer patients and survivors can have a great impact on helping you emotionally deal with your situation...

Part III -- The following article was written from an interview with Cindy Hall, whose husband Tommy Hall was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013. After enrolling in...

Part II -- The following article was written from an interview with Cindy Hall, whose husband Tommy Hall was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013. After enrolling in...

The following article was written from an interview with Cindy Hall, whose husband Tommy Hall was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013. After enrolling in an immunotherapy clinical...

The holidays are upon us but that is not the only time we entertain and are invited to multiple events. As lung cancer patients, we must be very careful about...

I got a post from someone new to the lung cancer world today. I was struck by how much smarter she is than I was when I was first diagnosed...

Advocacy chose me. It seems I had no say about it when lung cancer entered my life. When diagnosed with my cancer I tried to hide. I did not want...