Battling Lung Cancer: Side Effects and Hope...In 2014 when I was diagnosed, I remember the look on my children’s faces when I told them I had lung cancer. I remember the fear in my mom’s eyes...reactionscomments
Coping With a Lung Cancer Diagnosis...In April 2014, I was diagnosed with lung cancer. At the time, I felt overwhelmed by the diagnosis and all the changes that were ahead of me. My initial reaction...reactionscomments
Seeking Lung Cancer Participants for Psychology Thesis Project....Hello, I am a 4th year psychology student at La Trobe University Melbourne. As part of my course I am investigating psychological wellbeing, resilience and loneliness lung cancer patients. Your...reactionsrepliesSupportDepressionTreatment
Family Support...How has your family supported you through your lung cancer journey? Are there ways they could better support you?...reactions26repliesCopingSupport
Lung Cancer and My Heritage...The Hispanic and Latino heritages are known to be tough groups of fighters. Never give up, and never back down. We say our indigenous ancestors' blood runs through our veins...reactionscomments
My Lung Cancer Resume...I’ve done so much advocacy for lung cancer that I didn’t want to forget everything I’ve done. So another lung cancer sister told me to do a lung cancer resume...reactionscomments
Anxious...What are you most anxious about when starting treatment or during your treatment? *Understanding the terms stated by your oncologist *Getting through any or all discomfort * The length and...reactions1replyCopingTreatmentDiagnosis
Exercise and Chemo ...I heard exercise is good for those going through chemo, that it helps. Of course what you can tolerate. Has anyone else hear about this and done this and has...reactions9replies
My Five-Year Cancer Advocacy Journey in Patient Research Advocacy...I can proudly say that I’m a good patient advocate, and I enjoy it. However, after three years on this journey, a small voice inside me asked: Is that it?...reactionscomments
Benefits From Lung Cancer Organizations...I’ve been asked by friends and family members, “Why do you go every year to lung cancer summits? What do you get out of them?” What people say amazes me...reactionscomments
Radiation Therapy...My Wife was diagnosed with stage 2 NSCLC on both lungs. She just had a Lobectomy on the left lung. Because underlying Heart issues surgery on her right lung is...reactions5replies
The Upside of Community...My advocacy began just about 13 years ago. In 2010 my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and lost her life within the same year. The energy and the force...reactionscomments
Never a Thought in Mind: Being Diagnosed With SCLC (Extensive)...So this maybe long but I want others to know my battle and maybe we can help each other somehow. I was part of the silly youth that smoked. Funny...reactions19comments
Pressing On Day To Day...My lung cancer treatment has let me live longer than I expected. Nevertheless, one thing that I have to cope with is the negative effects that the treatment has on...reactionscomments
Radiation...I've been going through radiation now for 12 days I've got cancer on the outside of my skin. It's over under my left breast but closer to my lip notes...reactions10replies
What Have You Learned...What are some things you've learned about lung cancer, that you didn't realize prior to being diagnosed? From a caregiver's take, I find it interesting that anyone with lungs should...reactions3repliesAwarenessScans & ScanxietyTreatment
Bone Pain and Lung Cancer...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...reactions1comment
My Experience With Pain...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...reactionscomments
Libtayo® (Cemiplimab-rwlc)...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...reactionscomments
Hesitancy...Have you found yourself more hesitant to share changes you've noticed in treatment for fear it may give yet another red flag with your diagnoses?...reactionsrepliesCopingDiagnosisHealthcare Team