Don't Give Up!It was unimaginable to travel with my situation, a stage IV lung cancer metastasis to the brain. Nowadays, it’s not a big deal. Last September, I attended the International Association...reactions2comments
The Reality of Dealing with Scans and ScanxietyI hear people talk about scanxiety all of the time. Most live in fear of having the regular scans that are required when you have been diagnosed with cancer. In...reactions5comments
How to Help a Loved One in Denial About Their IllnessGetting news that you have been diagnosed with cancer can be very scary. Finding out that your cancer may be terminal or is terminal can be terrifying for a patient...reactionscomments
Have You Heard About Project PRIORITY?On April 9th of this year, the EGFR Resisters launched a brand-new comprehensive study called Project PRIORITY in collaboration with the LUNGevity Foundation. PRIORITY stands for Patient Reported Initiative On...reactions1comment
Cancer and Circadian Rhythms: The BasicsMuch has been made of the circadian system and its characteristic rhythms since the Nobel Prize was awarded to three different scientists in 2017 for their work in unraveling its...reactionscomments
Where is Lung Cancer's Nancy Brinker?A Facebook discussion today sent me scurrying to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Website to do some research. A friend whose specialty is brain research at a major university...reactionscomments
The Concept of TimeTime has become a strange concept to me. When you’re younger it seems endless; you can’t even imagine being 50 years old, let alone 80. We think we are invincible...reactions4comments
Will I Survive Without Health Insurance?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...reactions1comment
Cruising into 2020 -- Part IIIThe following is the conclusion of an interview with Brooke Wilson Jones who is organizing a cruise for lung cancer patients, survivors, advocates, and caregivers.Dusty:How does booking work? Is the...reactionscomments
Cruising into 2020 -- Part IIThe following is the continuation of an interview with Brooke Wilson Jones who is organizing a cruise for lung cancer patients, survivors, advocates, and caregivers.Dusty:Are there any additional costs to...reactionscomments
Cruising into 2020The following article is an interview with Brooke Wilson Jones who is organizing a cruise for lung cancer patients, survivors, advocates, and caregivers.Dusty:Can you tell us a little about the...reactions2comments
Hope Summit: LUNGevity’s International Lung Cancer Survivorship ConferencePrior to my diagnosis of lung cancer, I really didn't travel much. Maybe two hours to Columbus, Ohio, but that was the furthest I went. Since my diagnosis, I travel to...reactionscomments
Five Helpful Tips for CaregiversReceiving a diagnosis of lung cancer can be a life-altering experience, not only for the person diagnosed but also for the spouse, child, parent or friend who becomes the person’s...reactionscomments
And... I CryThree days before Christmas, one of my longtime friends lost her only child in a car accident. Devastation doesn't begin to describe what happened. When I was diagnosed, she was...reactionscomments
How Do We Win when Even Doctors Buy into the Stigma?My son, a smoker, once went in the VA hospital complaining of chest pains. They took him seriously, performed all manner of tests on him, and kept him overnight for...reactions5comments
Allergy SeasonAre you an allergy sufferer? Have you been your entire life or did it start after your lung cancer diagnosis? I spent 54 years of life with absolutely no type(s)...reactions2comments
This is for You, MommyWhat brought me here as a contributor and vocal lung cancer advocate was in memory of my ace, my friend, my protector, and foremost, my mother. October 2010 seems like...reactionscomments
Why Does Cancer Cause Insomnia?Cancer can rob you of the sleep you need to heal. Published research confirms that insomnia affects between half and three-quarters of all people who have been diagnosed with cancer...reactionscomments
Embracing Life and Moving ForwardI just saw this heading -- Embracing Life and Moving Forward -- on a Web page. It resonated with me. It is something I have always tried to do, but...reactionscomments
Cancer Is a Horror StoryBack in the seventies and eighties, I read a lot of horror literature. Often to the dismay of my parents, I insisted that it was valuable to read because the...reactionscomments
