What I Learned from AACR Annual Meeting 2022 (Part 2)...I always attended as many technical presentations as possible, like engineering conferences from my previous career or cancer conferences. This time with AACR Annual Meeting 2022, it was not exceptional...reactionscomments
My Lung Cancer Story...It was 2014, I was 46 and I was in the best shape of my life. Then I started wheezing in June of 2014. Not long after, I ran into...reactions1comment
Side Effects...What was your most stifling side effect that caught you off guard? How did you handle it?...reactions3repliesCopingSide EffectsTips & Advice
Balancing A Healthy Diet During Lung Cancer Treatment...Proper nutrition to support your body during lung cancer treatment is essential to help maintain strength and well-being. That is because your body is undergoing many changes from drugs and...reactions1comment
A Higher Risk for Blood Clots...I was diagnosed with lung cancer because of side effects from a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot that traveled to my lung. In 2014, my sister started working in Connecticut...reactions1comment
What I Learned from AACR Annual Meeting 2022 (Part 1)...I attended AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Annual Meeting 2022 from April 9-13 for the first time. The meeting was a hybrid with the in-person one in New Orleans...reactionscomments
Samantha (B.C.) vs. Samantha (A.C.)...The title doesn't mean "Before Christ" or "Anno Domini" (Latin for the year of our Lord) in technical terms. But philosophically, I've come to believe it also means: Samantha (before cancer)...reactions2comments
My Journey ...I was diagnosed with Stage 4 NSCLC back in September of 2021. Never a smoker a with no family history of Cancer it was devastating to me and my husband...reactions2replies
Community Views: Go-To Meals with Lung Cancer...Diet and nutrition can be a worry for those undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Eating can sometimes feel like a chore due to nausea, difficulty swallowing, or stress and anxiety...reactions3comments
Signs of progression...Hi, my friend has stage 4 lung cancer and has been having chemo and immunotherapy treatment in the UK. She was diagnosed June 2021. The treatment has been going well...reactions2repliesSide EffectsLate Stage
Lung Cancer: Now It Is Personal...You always hear people say, “Don’t take it so personally”. Before you are diagnosed with lung cancer you never think it can happen to you. Since I was diagnosed, I...reactionscomments
Met mutation and Tepotinibv...Hi, My name is Michal, we lately learned that my father has lung cancer with Met mutation. He started taking Tepotinibv. I would love to contact people with Met, their...reactions8repliesBiomarkers/Genetic Mutations
Being A Transitional Foster Parent While Living With Lung Cancer...Back in 2019 my husband was approached by a pastor that we know and asked him if we would consider becoming transitional foster parents. My husband said, "Sure what does...reactions1comment
Community Views: The First Signs of Lung Cancer...Lung cancer can be tricky to diagnose. Few symptoms indicate a problem. As a result, lung cancer often goes undiagnosed until later stages. To learn more about your path to...reactions4comments
Lung Cancer Treatments and Hair Changes...Many people, myself included, consider hair to be a big part of their identity. For this reason, one of the first questions people have when they are put on a...reactions5comments
Active 5 days agoHandling Stigmas...How do you move through people who think lung cancer happened only because of smoking? Do you confront and set the record straight? Tips: -Encourage them to see the stats...reactions40repliesCopingAwarenessStigma/Judgment
Looking for survivors on the NSCLC trial....I am caregiver to a friend with stage 4 NSCLC. After two years on Osimertinib, her cancer advanced, so now she is about to start the phase 3 trial: Aminantamab...reactions4replies
Lung Cancer and Search Engines...If you are newly diagnosed with lung cancer, I cannot stress this enough - stay off Google or any other search engine. I say this to protect your mental health...reactions2comments
Newly Diagnosed- Questions to Ask?...Hearing the words I'm sure is devastating. Were you able to process and ask the questions you wished you asked in the beginning? Example- What stage of lung cancer? How...reactions2repliesCopingDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
When You Dread To Hear Your Scan Results...For the past four or five years, I never worried about my getting my scan results after a CT scan. I was always so confident that I would receive good...reactions3comments
