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Before I tell my story, I'd like to distinguish the terms psychology and psycho-oncology, also called psychosocial oncology. Psychology is a particular field of the study of mind and behavior...

On November 3rd I celebrated another birthday! Whoo hoo! In November of 2014, two weeks and 3 days after my 46 birthday, I was diagnosed with stage 3 NSCLC. I...

It’s November and Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Time to raise awareness for lung cancer. It is time to highlight our need for more funding and more research. Also, a time...

You’ve heard the adage about preaching to the choir. Well, I see an analogy in the lung cancer community. After someone has been diagnosed with lung cancer, lung cancer screening...

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I knew I had to make a difference. I’m not afraid to speak about it or share my journey. So, I made it...

An extreme fear of needles is called Trypanophobia. When I was in the beginning stages of being diagnosed with lung cancer, I recognized right away that my future was going...

They say our lung cancer community is one big tribe, but within our tribe, we have smaller tribes. I would like to think that I have a few smaller tribes...

Never in a million years did I think I would become a lung cancer advocate. I know I didn’t wake up one day and said, “I’m going to do advocacy...

At the time of my diagnosis, my CT scans showed metastatic lung cancer in my brain. Further brain MRI confirmed a solitary lesion in the left basal ganglia which is...

Getting a lung cancer diagnosis can be scary and surprising, especially when it comes along with a confusing pathology report. The words used by your doctor may not make any...

For me, cancer is the pink and polka-dotted elephant in every room. This is my saying that I use to try to explain what does on in my head and...

The LCAM Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we're giving away a self-care prize pack filled with goodies that will...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM). This month we are celebrating lung cancer awareness, and our continued community mission by elevating the stories of lung cancer throughout the month...

Being diagnosed with cancer comes with a variety of challenges. I have written about a few of these already. Being diagnosed with lung cancer at a young age brings on...

It all happened in a flash...a visit to the emergency room led to a stay that would be unimaginable. I totally get why people are so scared of going to...

I’m often asked if my family dynamics changed when I was diagnosed with lung cancer and if was it a good or bad change. I’m usually asked by someone who...

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a form of radiation therapy that helps kill tumors. Radiation is a form of energy that can be used safely at low doses. For...

When I was diagnosed in November of 2014, I made 3 promises to myself and one of them was to travel as much as possible and see the world. When...

My life has flown by like a whirlwind. I strived so hard through college, then began immediately working, and then I became pregnant 2 years after college. By the time...

Lung cancer treatments can include many side effects. Whatever treatment or combination you choose, it takes a toll. Among people with cancer, 80 percent or more experience fatigue. Cancer-related fatigue...