Living

Lung cancer patients often enter treatment with a comparatively poor prognosis and statistically low chances of surviving more than a few years. Looking at the information aggregated over the past...

Do you ever think back to your childhood? About the things you learned, the conversations you were a part of, the ones you overheard from adults? Not just the fun...

I recently saw a study that found that lung cancer patients who do not have anxiety or depression live longer than those who do. I was surprised to find this...

As a new lung cancer patient, you will soon discover many Facebook groups or pages with other survivors. Along the way, sometimes another member may post an opportunity for an...

I cannot begin to describe how aggravating this part of surviving is. After all, who wants to have a serious relationship with someone with cancer? Who wants to listen to...

There are a few articles hitting the news lately about how too much sitting contributes to a number of cancers. The reason for this spate of news is a talk...

Lung cancer patients should be empowered to have a voice in selecting the oncologist or surgeon to lead their healthcare team. I spoke with an old friend today that just...

When I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, I was quickly asked by more than a few people if I would be getting rid of my cats. They are...

Long, long ago, in my previous life before cancer, I was a newspaper journalist. I worked as a reporter then an editor as daily newspapers for approximately 10 years before...

Breast cancer awareness was a groundbreaking movement in the 80s and 90s that, frankly, saved a lot of lives and laid the foundation for making early detection the norm in...

Yesterday during my treatment I met a lady who was worried about getting “stuck” so that she could get her chemotherapy. The time before when she was there, they didn’t...

I don’t even know how to describe some of the feelings I have been having lately. I find myself oscillating between extreme gratefulness and extreme frustration. Our family has been touched by...

I’ve been fortunate enough to do a lot of traveling in the over four years since I’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer. Not right after my diagnosis — I wore...

Perspective is an interesting thing. I just got home from the 2018 Lung Cancer Leadership Conference sponsored by Lung Cancer Research Foundation. This kind of meeting is always a blessing...

What if we could give governors a roadmap to help defeat lung cancer in their state? The American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE “State of Lung Cancer” 2018 report looked at...

There is a simple story I often retell from one school-day afternoon in my teens. Autumn was perhaps my favorite time of the year and the maples and oaks that...

Although I am a “healthy” lung cancer survivor, many of my lung cancer friends who may appear to be healthy are anything but. What does health or sickness look like?...

Last year, Cure magazine published an article entitled, The American Lung Association Seeks to End Stigma, that, obviously, deals with the very real lung cancer stigma. We, as lung cancer survivors...

Most of us are familiar with the X-ray and Ultrasound, but there are more imaging scan options that many patients will receive as part of the diagnostic and observational process...

First let me start by saying how grateful I am to have options. Although I wish the best option would just slap me in the face and say “Pick me!”...