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Navigating Everyday Life with NSCLC

"When a lump in my collarbone emerged, I needed answers. I was diagnosed with lung cancer at 29. I hope these resources help answer some of your questions."

— Stephen Huff, LungCancer.net Patient Leader

Personalized Medicine Requires Getting Personal

As Patch Adams said, “You treat a disease you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win no matter the outcome”. I can tell you firsthand...

What Should A Lung Cancer Patient Look Like?

Recently I read my colleague Denise's post at LungCancer.net, The Struggle You Don't See. I was very moved as I survived lung cancer for six years. Like Denise, I had...

Lung Cancer is NOT an Automatic Death Sentence

Recently, a woman in an online parenting group that I belong to announced that she had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer and she was very upset about telling...

Why I Got A Port

I got my port placed in 2016 when I was participating in a clinical trial in Boston traveling back and forth from Chicago. I remember wholeheartedly that I did not...

Making the Most of Time Between Scans

All of us living with lung cancer, whether diagnosed at an early stage or later stage, have to deal with periodic scans. Those of us with metastatic disease usually have...

Live Beyond the Second Chance

I am living proof that targeted therapy treatment works well for stage 4 lung cancer survivors with gene mutation and brain metastasis. Moreover, the quality of care I get from...