Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing: What You Need to Know...As experts learn more about lung cancer, new diagnostic and biomarker testing options have arisen. Along with typical diagnostic and follow-up tests...reactionscomments
What Does EGFR+ Lung Cancer Mean?...EGFR stands for epidermal growth factor receptor. EGFR is a protein that helps cells grow. However, a change (mutation) in the gene...reactions3comments
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
Let's Talk About...Constipation...Lung cancer survivors deal with all kinds of things. Emotions, decisions, side effects, and sometimes, the most dreaded word, constipation. Unless you...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
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
Genetic Abnormalities - KRAS...KRAS is one of the genes doctors look for when they test lung cancer for biomarkers. For many years, a KRAS mutation...
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
Prognosis and Survival Rates...If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with lung cancer, you may want to know what to expect. Survival rates...
Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer With Radiation Therapy...Radiation therapy uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Sometimes called radiotherapy, radiation therapy can be an...reactions4comments
5 Things You Can Do Even if You Have No Energy...Cancer treatments completely zap our energy. I get nivolumab treatments now and they do not leave me as exhausted as traditional chemo...reactionscomments
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...reactions9comments
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
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
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
