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Cancer can open up many hot topics regarding diagnosis, care, and survival. Can you function fully or partially? How will the medications affect your day-to-day? Is surgery an option? What...

I have mentioned in the past about a dear friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer just a mere four days after my lung cancer diagnosis. At the time, she...

Are you new or seasoned in your walk with lung cancer? You may now find yourself in a stage of compressing the information that has fallen into your lap if...

I just want to take a moment to express my gratitude towards all medical personnel, from doctors to nurses to support staff to first responders to those making appointments and...

Before I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I had a few things that I advocated for: suicide prevention, breast cancer awareness, etc. I have participated in a few Susan G...

Nothing prepared me for the hard that was hearing that my father also has stage IV lung cancer. Walking a cancer journey is pretty rough, but I think having to...

My husband is also an amazing lung cancer advocate. Although not as much as I advocate, he is out there advocating. Not only does he advocate for me, but for...

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer at 28 years old, my world changed in ways I could never have imagined. I felt strong and determined that, despite the odds...

Living with lung cancer has been a deeply challenging experience, one filled with fear, uncertainty, and frustration. Despite some being in remission now or stable, the emotional toll lingers. The...

Sometimes, as someone looking at lung cancer from the outside, you may feel you don't know where to fit in when assisting your loved one in their time of need...

We are heartbroken to share that our dear Health Leader Alisa Brenes passed away on November 7, 2024, at the age of 69. Alisa was diagnosed with lung cancer in...

When we learn of a loved one who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, we often don't know what to say, how to respond, what questions are appropriate, if any...

Back in November of 2014, when I was diagnosed with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, I felt like there was no hope. I didn’t know much about lung cancer...

It may be fair to say when diagnosed with lung cancer, and as a smoker or former smoker, it may be expected to have some tall tale signs of future...

My fellow lung cancer survivors have asked me if I make decisions on my treatment. I would say "yes and no", but my husband is also involved in making decisions...

Anxiety is a common feeling among people with cancer and cancer survivors. In fact, about half of cancer survivors deal with ongoing anxiety. Some people have so much anxiety that...

Over the last ten years I have prided myself in being as helpful as I can to those newly diagnosed. I have been called, texted, tagged etc. asking for me...

A lung cancer diagnosis can feel like a sentence, but for me, it became a wake-up call to live differently. Faced with the possibility of limited time, I chose to...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness month and this year we are focusing on The Weight of Scanxiety. From waiting for test results to coping with uncertainty, scanxiety is a heavy...

The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and we want to give back to our community with something that brings a...