What Does November Mean to You?What does this month mean to you? When I was first diagnosed with grim news that I had stage 4 lung cancer, I was a total wreck. That wreckage remained...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Summary of the World Conference on Lung CancerI recently had the privilege of attending IASLC’s 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto, Ontario. Let me start by saying this may be a very scientific recap...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
November is Lung Cancer Awareness MonthEveryone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but we keep the fact that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month a better secret. Unfortunately, the flood of pink will...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Big Focus on Patients at the World Conference on Lung Cancer!You would think there would be an emphasis on patients at all cancer conferences, wouldn’t you? After all, the end goal of attending a cancer-related conference for clinicians is, hopefully...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
You're Invited to Kick Off Lung Cancer Awareness Month in DC!We are holding a press conference at the historic National Press Club on Thursday, November 1, 2018, to kick off Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer advocates are invited! Please...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It’s Important to Pay Attention to Your Mental HealthI read a startling statistic the other day about suicide and lung cancer diagnoses. According to a public release by the American Thoracic Society on May 23, 2017, “a lung...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Like a HurricaneAs I wake up this morning, to power, to the sun, and to this amazingly beautiful day, I am quickly reminded about the power of Mother Nature and how we...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Remembering Jeffrey PoehlmannWe are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net team member Jeffrey Poehlmann has passed away on October 21, 2018. Jeffrey had been living with stage IV lung cancer for the...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
5 Things You Can Do Even if You have No EnergyCancer treatments completely zap our energy. I get nivolumab treatments now and they do not leave me as exhausted as traditional chemo treatments did. But I remember being so tired...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Long-Term SurvivorsWhen I hear the term, "long-term survivor", I think of getting old. In reality, in our world, long-term survivor is someone who lives beyond their life expectancy. To me, it...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Lung Cancer Drives My PassionsBefore I got lung cancer, I was passionate about grant writing for K12 education and running my dogs in agility. As a lung cancer patient, I am very passionate about...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Lung Cancer and MovingAs I meet more and more people with lung cancer, I seem to see a trend. Those who have no children in their homes (empty nesters) seem to be downsizing. This...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Clinical Trial Participation Contrasted with Standard of Care TreatmentsBack in 2013, I opted to join a clinical trial. My first-line chemotherapy treatments had worked briefly, but once we stopped the treatments to give my body a rest, the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Managing Long-Term SurvivorshipThe concept of long-term survival was not even a consideration when Gregory Kalemkarian, M.D. started his oncology practice. Dr Kalemkarian spoke to us at a Lung Cancer 101 program earlier...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's About Moments and Milestones -- Part IIThis is the continuation of It's About Moments and Milestones, where Jill discusses her personal journey with lung cancer. Read part one here.My journey has been an example of that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's About Moments and MilestonesI attended the International Association of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto at the end of September. It is the world's largest meeting dedicated to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
That Thing About Blaming SmokersI was fortunate enough in the 1970s to grow up in a smoke-free household. But not all my friends were so lucky, nor were so many people just one generation...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Parent-Child Communication Over TimeWhen I received my diagnosis of Stage IV Lung Cancer, my child was eight years old. My wife, who has professional experience with early childhood development, suggested that we tell...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Tips for the Newly DiagnosedNewly diagnosed patients often feel like they are on a raft in the middle of the ocean without a paddle, surrounded by sharks. There are so many questions when hit...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Attending SU2C with My Lung Cancer Sisters and BrothersI recently made a trip to Santa Monica, California for the live telecast of Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). Along with my fellow lung cancer sisters and brothers, I was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
