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 changes and a long, tumultuous battle. So how...
Caring for Yourself as a Caregiver...When taking on a caregiver role, it is so easy to let your health and wellbeing fall to the wayside. While it may seem like you need to put yourself...
Over 11 Years Since Diagnosis and Still Thriving...On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September 2005, a compassionate physician sat in front of me, his warm, brown eyes just inches from mine. He spoke the words frankly, yet...reactions5comments
Kathi MacNaughton, RN, BSN...I am an experienced consumer health education writer who had a career in nursing that spanned more than 30 years, much of it in the field of home health care...
Mariah Zebrowski Leach...Mariah is a writer and patient advocate who lives in Colorado with her husband and two young sons. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in the middle of law school, Mariah now...
Dusty Donaldson...Dusty Donaldson was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005, at the age of 51. She underwent surgery to remove two lobes from her right lung, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. She...
Community Health Leaders...In order to stay up to date on the latest treatments, drug discovery, clinical studies, and how to cope with lung cancer every day, LungCancer.net brings you frequent articles, blogs...
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...The Social Security Administration is a branch of the United States federal government that provides disability benefits to individuals who cannot work due to long-term disability. The benefits are paid through...reactions4comments
The Rewards of Quitting Smoking In a Nutshell...Everyone today knows it's better to quit smoking, that are some significant rewards to quitting smoking. When my parents started smoking in the first half of the 20th century, the...reactions4comments
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Other Symptoms of Lung Cancer...Lung cancer, like most chronic conditions, does not affect everyone equally. Symptoms can vary from person to person, as well as at different stages of the condition. While there are...
Early Signs of Lung Cancer...Lung cancer is an especially tricky condition, because it is often asymptomatic, or invisible, until it has become more advanced. Sometimes, there are small indicators a person may notice, but...
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Patient Performance Status...A performance status is a rating doctors use to design cancer treatments or discuss cancer outcomes. These statuses are a way to measure your ability to function in daily life...
Lung Cancer Screening...Screening is testing done before any symptoms arise. The purpose of screening is to catch cancer in its earliest stages. Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer. This is...
How Is the Stage of Lung Cancer Determined?...The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) created the TNM scoring system to describe different phases of cancer growth, where: The TNM staging system is the most widely used cancer...
Treatment Side Effects - Kidney Damage...Kidney damage is a possible complication that may be experienced by patients receiving treatment for lung cancer. The kidneys are the organs responsible for maintaining the proper balance of water...
