5 Actionable Tips for Managing Cancer Fatigue...Cancer fatigue is one of the most common and heavy burdens for those with lung cancer. It often acts as both a...reactions5comments
Coping with Lung Cancer Fatigue: Practical Tips from Patients...Lung cancer treatments can include many side effects. Whatever treatment or combination you choose, it takes a toll. Among people with cancer...reactions7comments
Fatigue, Will It Just Stop?...Sometimes I feel like people think I am exaggerating my illness. I am the kind of person who never goes out without...reactions18comments
Haunting Words Since My Lung Cancer Diagnosis...I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in December 2019. There have been many words I've heard and read describing my...reactions5comments
A Stable Lung Cancer Is Possible...How will you react when you had been told that the overall survival of your targeted therapy treatment could give you 35...reactions5comments
Let’s Talk About Scans: What’s The Difference Between CT Scans And PET Scans?...I’ve read a number of posts on online patient forums lately about scan frequency and types ordered. Many advanced lung cancer patients...reactions12comments
My Pneumothorax Experience: From Needle Biopsy to Recovery...The initial procedure of my needle biopsy was quite simple. But there is a fairly common complication that I encountered shortly after...reactionscomments
Managing the Pain After a Lobectomy...Having a lobe removed is a very painful process that requires one to be very patient about the time it takes to...reactions18comments
Should I Be Happy if I Have Stable Disease?...When I was first diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, if someone had told me that I would be happy to hear...reactions33comments
How a Sore Elbow Led to My Diagnosis with Stage IV Lung Cancer...In early 2013, I bought myself an iPad and got seriously addicted to playing Candy Crush. After a few months of furious...reactions1comment
Beating Terminal Lung Cancer: My Personal Story...During a recent conversation, a friend was surprised to realize my lung cancer is a terminal disease. She was under the impression...reactions25comments
What Saved My Life From Lung Cancer?...I've been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer for six years. For the first three years, I was a different person as...reactions3comments
A Patient's Guide to a Lung Cancer Diet...Diet and nutrition are essential topics to talk about after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis. How can we find a healthy balance...reactions8comments
Hoarseness...Hoarseness (also called dysphonia) is when your voice sounds raspy or strained. Hoarseness is very common. In fact, about 1 in 3...
Life Post-Lobectomy...It’s now a little over three months since my lobectomy in February and my life is completely different from what I expected...reactions6comments
Community Team...Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who...
My Lobectomy...I had an upper right lobectomy surgery just a little over a week ago. Even though I lost a portion of my...reactions6comments
Blood Tests and Tumor Markers in NSCLC...Information on the importance of biomarker testing and actionable genetic mutations can be found in this more recent article. When I was...reactionscomments
Joy Is A Gift...Is joy still possible even with a lung cancer diagnosis? Joy is always mistaken as happiness. They are not interchangeable. Joy is...reactions2comments
The View from Ten Years: A Journey of Gratitude and Resilience...When I was first diagnosed with lung cancer, I didn’t think I’d make it to 10 years. I had little hope, and...reactionscomments