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So now that you’re battling lung cancer, and trying to make it through the madness as the news is settled. What happens when you now find out your family members...

Every year seems to bring a shift in health expenses. Tax rules change -- sometimes dramatically -- and it is very difficult to keep up with the policies that affect...

I've been trying to think of different topics that might be of interest to others who have some connection to lung cancer. I started thinking about some of the things...

October marked 8 years of my life living with stage 4 lung cancer. At stage 4 all treatment is intended to be palliative rather than curative. The goal of treatment...

My day started out innocently enough...beautiful Virginia fall day, crystal blue skies, wispy clouds, the ever-present hum of the jets on patrol that are so comforting. I was wearing a...

A few months back, I wrote an article about how hard it was to meet someone who will accept you as a cancer patient, with no cure in sight. It's...

In January friends and fellow lung cancer advocates, Donna Fernandez and Karen Loss traveled to Israel together. Here, Karen interviews Donna about her experience traveling abroad with lung cancer. I...

Oh, Cancer, sometimes you're so funny. People seem to enjoy anthropomorphizing cancer and its effects. We hear terms like battling, fighting, surviving, as though cancer has an actual objective. We...

It was six years ago, but I well remember my first chemo treatment ... and the days leading up to it. It was terrifying. We hear so many horror stories...

For my five year cancerversary, a friend of mine gave me the best present ever -- a “plush” lung made by a company called I Heart Guts. I immediately fell...

It was almost exactly a year ago that I was faced with some hard decisions. After four years of complete stability, one tumor in my supraclavicular lymph node had decided...

Exercise is good for us. We all know that’s true. And yet, why is it so darn difficult to get motivated to work out? After losing two-thirds of my right...

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...

According to the Natural Conference of State Legislatures, prescription drug transactions in the United States make up ten percent of total healthcare spending. Because of this, states are beginning to...

It is almost impossible to conceive of how a lung cancer diagnosis could not change a patient's worldview. After all, the ramifications of lung cancer touch every aspect of a...

There is a lot of chatter these days about metastatic lung cancer being treated as a chronic disease rather than a terminal one. Patients receiving a diagnosis may be less...

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been going through treatment for some time, keeping track of all the information given to you at various appointments can feel like an...

I have always been a person of deep faith. I don\'t go to church like I should, to say the least, but my faith is very strong. When I was...

When I was younger I can recall the subtle No smoking PSA’s (Public Service Announcements) that would showcase on the television every now and then. I don’t think I paid...

Lung cancer is a remarkably frightening diagnosis for most patients. It comes with a deep mythology of its own, fueled by stigma, and enhanced by devastating media portrayals from which...