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Do you see it posted on Facebook - "God is Good!" - presumably shouted loudly and with happy exuberance? I do. It is always, always, always shouted after someone got...

We are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net team member Karen Loss passed away on June 8, 2019. Karen had been living with stage IV lung cancer for the past...

Opdivo is an immunotherapy therapy and a new medication to treat my lung cancer. You are not alone in being scared. When I first was told I would have to discontinue...

As lung cancer survivors who are going through any forms of treatment, we all know the dangers of getting sick. My entire life, I have caught a cold when there is...

I think it was April 2015 at LUNGevity’s Hope Summit when I met Karen Loss. We were at the same table. She also was on a panel with other authors...

I've come to realize that not all holidays need to be expressed on the actual day. Growing up, so much importance was put on holidays -- family needed to be...

Why do people assume that a lung cancer patient is to look a certain way? Have you encountered the, well you don’t look like you have lung cancer? I’m sure...

I blush just writing the title to this article. Here we are, well into the 21st century, and many, if not most, of us, still find sex and intimacy a...

This is the continuation of A Tale of Two Trials, where Melissa shares her experience with the Loxo-292 clinical trial to treat her stage IV lung cancer. Melissa has advice...

Melissa Crouse shares her experience with the Loxo-292 clinical trial to treat her stage IV lung cancer. In August 2005, Melissa Crouse of Cape Coral, Florida, was shocked by her...

Lung cancer has changed my life and made me the person I am today. This person would not recognize or probably even like pre-33-year-old Samantha. I don't think I was a...

Three years ago, when I was first diagnosed, my husband and I scrambled together to put together our estate plan, including creating a trust for our children, writing out our...

Isn't it amazing how your medical plan determines how your life may play out in beating your cancer? Dealing with lung cancer is a huge problem and coping with this...

There’s a lot of pressure and misunderstanding about mental health. Knowing what to say and do can be tricky. You can be a positive force for friends and loved ones...

And I don't mean the Christmas holidays. I bet that's what you thought when you read the title. What I really mean is allergy season! My entire life, I have never...

It was 1999, I was a single mom of nine year old twin boys and always on the go with a full-time job, elementary school drop-offs, subway to work and...

I am angry. Angry that the parents of a seven year old had to beg for two years to get a CT until she was diagnosed stage 4 at age...

It’s quite a routine for North Americans to donate to charities, but not for Chinese. According to “30 Years of Giving in Canada” published in 2018, levels giving to charities...

When I try to describe my relationship with cancer, I often find it difficult to put it into words. But, I'm going to give it one more try here today...

Meditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain, increase positive emotions, and improve memory and concentration...