What is Survivor Guilt?According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, survivor guilt is defined as “a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress experienced by someone who has survived an incident in which... By Ivy Elkins3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Advocate Spotlight: AshleyLungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Ashley who learned about her lung cancer after an abdominal... By Ashley Rickles3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Advocate Spotlight: AlisaLungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Alisa who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000, but... By Alisa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Advocate Spotlight: SandyLungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Sandy whose lung cancer diagnosis took many months to confirm... By Sandy Spears2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
An Update on Patient-Driven ResearchPatient advocate Janet Freeman-Daily and I were invited to give a presentation recently at IASLC’s 2020 North American Conference on Lung Cancer (NACLC) about patient-driven research and why it is... By Ivy Elkins3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Surprising Side Effects Of Lung CancerEach person’s journey with lung cancer is challenging, no matter what side effects they experience. Some side effects, like fatigue, affect nearly everyone undergoing treatment. Others are less common and... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Bless Your Heart, Spirit, and Oh Yeah LungsThough there are developments in how lung cancer is reviewed and treated, at times, I do feel it’s lower on the totem pole. A few weeks back my organization held... By Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Advocate Spotlight: PattiLungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Patti who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013 and... By Patti Henry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Who is, Alex Trebek?And now, here is the host of Jeopardy...Alex Trebek! ‘It’s 7 o’clock, you girls are not going to watch Jeopardy?’ ‘We’re taping it to watch later mom, it’s not like... By Angie Brice Hessbruegge3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
LCAM: What Does It Mean?It comes every year. But what is Lung Cancer Awareness Month about? To me, Lung Cancer Awareness Month is a reason to pause and recognize the advances that have been... By Dusty Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Advocate Spotlight: IvyLungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Ivy who learned about her stage IV lung cancer in... By Ivy Elkins2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Spotlight: JessiAfter a surprising and shocking lung cancer diagnosis, Jessi was unsure what would come next. Her family and community stood by her through treatment unknowns and difficult decisions. Jessi’s Journey... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Advocate Spotlight: AngieLungCancer.net shares the stories and experiences of people living with lung cancer. We are highlighting the story of our advocate Angie who received her stage IV lung cancer diagnosis after... By Angie Brice Hessbruegge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Beyond Exhaustion: How Life Changes with FatigueFatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well. Fatigue can impact every aspect of daily life... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A New Place and A New AttitudeBy now, my family and I have been seriously socially distancing since mid-March. While I see others on Facebook taking vacations, eating in outdoor restaurants with groups of people, taking... By Ivy Elkins2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Community Thoughts on Sleep TroublesIf you have lung cancer and are having trouble sleeping, know that you are not alone. The inability to get a good night’s sleep is incredibly common for people living... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Does Advice to "Stay Positive" Help?When I was first diagnosed with lung cancer, many friends and family members told me to “stay positive.” As someone who just found out she had stage IV lung cancer... By Ivy Elkins3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
The Importance Of Friends During Lung CancerSpouses will leave, boyfriends may flee, but your friends will hold you together when you think you can no longer do it. As of now, I'm blessed to have both... By Samantha Mixon3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Stigma of Lung Cancer Hurts Everybody!I'm not a smoker. Also my relatives, far or close, are not smokers either. So, from the day I got lung cancer, I felt that smoking is not my problem... By Christine Qiong Wu3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
CLOSED Disturbed Sleep Research OpportunityThis study is closed and no longer recruiting. Arizona State University is seeking sleep-disturbed cancer patients to participate in a research study. The purpose of the research is to determine... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments