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In my marriage, there are many milestones my family chooses to celebrate. To name a few of these are wedding anniversary, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, Easter, birthdays...

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer I had very little knowledge of the subject. I had participated in the Breath Deep Kankakee walk twice but anything to do with...

How will you react when you had been told that the overall survival of your targeted therapy treatment could give you 35 months to live? Right at that moment, I...

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opened on July 23, 2021, one year after the planned date because of the pandemic. I become very emotional about the Olympic Games this year because...

Written by Melissa Turner on behalf of the American Lung Association. Cynthia died last night. She was 43, a mom, and a grandmother. She had been treated for allergies over...

I celebrated my seven-year cancer anniversary on April 11, 2021. I round up when I tell people what year survivor I am so I have been saying seven-year survivor for...

A never smoker was fastidious about diet and had an exercise regimen was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at 55 years old. Such healthy choices did not stop me...

I have seen, from Facebook, several times that the lung cancer patients in the USA protested in front of the White House or the Stage legislation to raise their concerns...

There is something in the cancer world that bothers me, and I would like to address it here. One thing that I have learned is that we have to say...

World Lung Cancer Day is August 1. I have compiled a list of things that I have learned after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at 30. Lung cancer...

On our wedding day, my husband and I vowed before God, we would be there for each other in sickness and in health. With my lung cancer diagnosis, I consider...

May 2021 has been quite a busy month for my family! Not only did my younger son graduate from high school, but my husband and I decided to sell our...

I know that the words that we use in the cancer world are important. There are numerous blogs and articles on what to call ourselves once we are diagnosed with...

The epidemiology of young lung cancer study is a collaboration between the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute and GO2 Foundation. The main purpose of the study is to find out...

Sometimes it’s difficult to wrap your head around how you’ve gotten to this place with cancer. The same sentiment holds true for those who care for you. A caretaker’s job...

There’s often guilt I think on this journey for so many reasons. We all deal with so much and then place guilt on top of it and it doesn’t seem...

Is joy still possible even with a lung cancer diagnosis? Joy is always mistaken as happiness. They are not interchangeable. Joy is from within despite what is going on in...

Cancer is not cheap. We know this before we are diagnosed and get hit hard after. Everything adds up from medical expenses to parking. The added expenses that many do...

As I journey to my illness there are important or critical moments that have changed me completely. These moments have not only transformed me but I get to have the...

Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...