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It’s October. Is there anyone who does not know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? I know that if I watched more television or kept up better with the...

This Halloween I’ll turn 40. I remember when 40 seemed so old. It was like the go to reference when describing elderly people. “She acts like she’s 40” and there...

In a previous article, I wrote about the importance of addressing dry mouth (xerostomia) and gave some suggestions for how the problem can be treated. Here, the discussion of oral...

The questions came all hours of the night and day. What was I going to do? Do I keep working? Do I tell them about my cancer? Will I be...

I dropped my son off at college at the end of August. This is my older son, the one who was 13 years old when I was first diagnosed with...

“Poof”...they are gone. Have you noticed the disappearance of friends or family? Maybe they haven’t completely left, but you don’t see them or talk to them as much. This is...

How does living with a chronic condition impact dating? Hear from four Health Union contributors: Marisa Lauren Troy, who lives with inflammatory bowel disease; Alisha Bridges, who lives with plaque...

Lung cancer isn't only a smoker's disease. I actually know more people who never smoked who have lung cancer than that did. Sadly, because even medical personnel too often believe...

Just recently someone asked me what it was like receiving chemotherapy. My mind immediately went to a particular day that my daughter, Maria, attended with me. The following was our...

I was honored to be selected to participate in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scientist Survivor Program (SSP) this year held March 29 -- April 3 in Atlanta...

This week has been brutal to the lung cancer community as a whole and myself as well. It really began last Friday. Today is Wednesday. I received a message from the sister...

How does it feel to be in treatment for over 5 years and all of a sudden things change? Not from progression as one might think. I have been through surgery...

"The Farewell" is an award-winning movie made by a Chinese-American filmmaker in Hollywood. It’s about a Chinese grandma who had stage 4 lung cancer and her whole family returning to...

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023.  As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...

There was a time when I thought that if you had cancer, especially late-stage cancer, you would be skin and bones. You would "look sick." Well, that certainly has not...

After arriving home from LUNGevity's International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference (ILCSC), I always get down because for once I felt normal again. Surrounded by people going through the same thing I...

I was always a decent cook, but never a great cook. Although I grew up eating healthy foods and really enjoyed fresh food from the garden, I just looked at...

I recently came back from a fantastic trip to Barcelona for IASLC’s World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). Since I chaired a session at the conference on Reinventing Clinical Trials...

I am outraged! The Lung Cancer Research Program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program within the Department of Defense is in jeopardy. The current 2020 Senate version of the...

I am sitting on a plane that will take me from Tel Aviv, Israel to Warsaw, Poland with the ultimate destination for today, New York City. I have been in...