Lung Cancer and AI: How Are You Using It for Your Health?...Something has shifted in the last couple of years. A late-night symptom search now sometimes starts with an AI summary before it...reactionscomments
What to Expect During a Lung Biopsy: My Personal Journey...First and foremost, I want to say that this was my journey for each of my lung biopsies. I am sure it...reactions9comments
Hard to Find Answers Until It Was Too Late...I had a routine CT scan in January 2020 and they noted a ground-glass nodule in my right upper lobe and said...reactions4comments
Deadlines...As a writer, I have been dealing with deadlines most of my life. Some have been arbitrary, some have been self-imposed, others...reactionscomments
Keto Diet and Lung Cancer...I’ve recently embarked on introducing a keto diet into my life. The word diet for cancer patients usually isn’t a good thing...reactions5comments
Compassion Fatigue: A Caregiver's Fight...Before my husband’s fight with cancer, I never heard of compassion fatigue. Then again, I was never faced with being the caregiver...reactions8comments
Legal Documents All Cancer Patients Should Have...Here is a quick and dirty rundown of the basic legal documents that everyone should have prepared in case of death or...reactions2comments
A Simple Guide to the Different Ways HER2 Shows Up on Your Lab Report...Reading a lab report can feel like reading another language. If your non-small cell lung cancer report mentions HER2, you may see...reactionscomments
When Cancer Interrupts Your Life: How to Cope...I recently heard a lady that was recently diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer state that she was tired of cancer interrupting her...reactions2comments
Caring for a Loved One with Lung Cancer...Receiving a lung cancer diagnosis can be the scariest, and most overwhelming news one can get. It can lead to extreme life...
Tips and Tricks for Dealing With a Dry and Itchy Body...People with lung cancer deal with a variety of treatments that affect their bodies in adverse ways. Radiation can affect the skin...reactionscomments
Targeted Therapy...Many lung cancer treatments that kill cancer cells also affect healthy cells. This can cause side effects. But some lung cancer drugs...
Is Targeted Therapy Better Than Chemotherapy for HER2 Lung Cancer?...If you've been diagnosed with HER2-mutant lung cancer, one of the first questions you may ask is: As a thoracic medical oncologist...reactionscomments
How a HER2 Diagnosis Changed My Approach to Wellness...Before I was diagnosed with HER2-mutant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in my 30s, I believed if I took good care of...reactionscomments
Do You Need HER2 Testing for Lung Cancer? Signs, Timing, and Next Steps...Are you or a loved one wondering whether HER2 testing is right for your non-small cell lung cancer? Testing looks for changes...reactionscomments
HER2-Targeted Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer...If you have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), your care team may test your tumor for changes in a gene called HER2...reactions1comment
The Mental Toll of the HER2 Scan Cycle...Life revolves around scans and blood work. There is no other way to put it. I used to get scans every 6...reactionscomments
HER2 Lung Cancer Explained Simply: What Makes It Different?...If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with HER2-positive lung cancer, you're probably asking a "simple" question: As a...reactionscomments
The HER2 Advocate’s Toolkit: How to Talk to Your Doctor About Your Specific Mutation...Learning that your lung cancer has a HER2 change can bring up a lot of questions. HER2 (also called ERBB2) is a...reactionscomments
A Very Common Side Effect: Chemo Brain...Have you ever been talking with someone, and you lose track of what you were saying or you have a word at...reactions4comments
