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When I talk about anything lung cancer-related, I say “in the lung cancer world” or “in the lung cancer community”. It is one of those things that you cannot understand...

I've been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer for six years. For the first three years, I was a different person as compared to now. I was often puzzled about...

As I hit slightly over one year of taking a second-generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, a TKI, another common side effect took hold of my body called anemia. Living with lung...

When I think of the term PTSD (short for post-traumatic stress disorder) I think of the military and someone who was in active duty and seen things that most of...

Having the right care team is important after a lung cancer diagnosis. I barely knew what an oncologist was before I had cancer let alone know which one was the...

It never crossed my mind I would be called to lung cancer activism. It all started just sharing my story with Lung Cancer Canada. At the same time, I came...

On National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate all of those who have been impacted by a cancer diagnosis. Every...

I was fortunate to have been able to receive two doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine in February. I had just a slightly sore arm after my first dose; however...

We are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net team member Angie Brice Hessbruegge passed away on May 26, 2021. Angie had been living with stage IV lung cancer since 2019...

We are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net advocate Ronda Beaty passed away on May 7, 2021. Ronda was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2017 and has since...

I think that a big goal for those of us in the lung cancer community is for us to get to where lung cancer is considered a chronic disease. Many...

The American Lung Association supports several online support groups, including the Lung Cancer Survivors Support Community. In January 2021, Inspire launched a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine survey and dashboard to help...

The survival of lung cancer patients depends on our doctors. Indeed, our doctors deserve every admiration from the patients. However, I would like to look further behind the doctors. We...

Official Rules, Terms and Conditions for the Finding your calm through lung cancer self-care basket Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES...

What are the boundaries when you are left with few options or those on your team have clearly signed off on the assignment? Sometimes patients find themselves in a precarious...

Aside from facing our own lung cancer, we are affected by the negative beliefs surrounding this disease. We hear and read them all the time. Most of them are too...

To me, a cancer anniversary (cancerversary) is a big milestone that needs to be celebrated. My cancer anniversary is in April and I have celebrated 6 so far. A cancer...

The roadblocks to sleep are many for people living with and treating lung cancer, and even beyond its survival. If it’s not insomnia that’s making sleep at night a nightmare...

I am blessed to get my cancer care from a good institution where additional support is readily provided. My oncology nurse was the one who referred me to a local...

Grief is complex and can look different for everyone. There may be terms thrown around that are unfamiliar. Read the definitions below for some of the many types of grief...