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Many kinds of cancer can metastasize (spread to other parts of the body). These new cancer sites are called metastases. Depending on the type of cancer, metastases can be far...

Pain comes in many forms when it comes to cancer. It can be physical pain but also emotional. We each experience pain differently, and just like our journeys with cancer...

Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc) is a drug used to treat some forms of lung cancer. It works with the immune system to attack cancer cells. Certain cancer cells have large amounts of...

Being diagnosed with lung cancer can be a roundabout feeling. The questions of what I could have done differently and questioning following the playbook only to be diagnosed regardless. As...

I have been an advanced lung cancer patient for eight years. Five years ago, I started my cancer advocacy. At the time, I had no idea what to do. I...

We are profoundly heartbroken to share that Patient Leader, Lisa Moran, passed away on June 6, 2023. She was 52 years old. She was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell...

When I was diagnosed eight years ago, I never thought I would go through some life changes, but thank goodness I got to experience them. Some were good, and some...

I remember the words chiming through a phone as if it was yesterday. I know it wasn’t a cakewalk for my mother as well, as she was the one who...

Brachytherapy and stereotactic ablative brachytherapy (SABT) are 2 types of radiation therapy used to treat lung cancer. Radiation therapy aims high-energy rays at cancer cells to destroy them. Brachytherapy may...

I have stage IV ALK-positive lung cancer with brain mets. Anyone affected by late-stage lung cancer faces symptoms of depression or a mental struggle. I have realized since my diagnosis...

Experts know that both lung cancer and depression are linked to changes and inflammation in the immune system. In a 2023 study, a research team at the University of Ohio...

It was probably the summer of 2016 when I received an email from Pfizer’s PR team. They had asked me if I would be interested in appearing on the Dr...

Research has shown that metaphors can be helpful resources for talking and thinking about the experience of cancer. However, different metaphors suit different people or the same people at different...

The targeted therapy I am on can treat my lung cancer but may harm other parts of my body. Aside from treatment, I have monthly blood tests, quarterly CT scans...

About 5 percent of all lung cancers are ALK-positive. And about 30 percent of lung cancers in people diagnosed under age 40 are ALK-positive. People who develop ALK-positive lung cancer...

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I was young - only 46 years old. The day I was diagnosed, I kept thinking about my oldest brother because he was...

I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014. I was on the younger end of the spectrum compared to the average age of someone diagnosed, which is 70. I have...

This past December, I celebrated my 9-year cancerversary. While I am obviously thrilled to have lived way longer than I expected when diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, this cancerversary...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This is partly because lung cancer is often found in later stages. It also can look like many other illnesses...

We are incredibly saddened to share that Patient Leader Julie Swedberg passed away on April 1, 2023. Julie was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma at age 41, and she went...