When Freedom is Stripped from You...Looking back at my life before lung cancer, it seems like I had so many more freedoms. While I realize that even on a cancer journey, I have the freedom...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I Wish For “CT Lung Cancer Screening For All"...I wish CT lung cancer screening was more inclusive for people who have no smoking history or risk factors. In other words, “CT lung screening for all.” Since my diagnosis...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Establishing Relationships...Establishing a relationship takes time, skill, and effort; so imagine the steps when you’re diagnosed with lung cancer (or any cancer)? How and what is the best practice to form...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Curious about our 5th Lung Cancer In America survey? ...Will you take the survey and help others understand the true impact of Lung Cancer? Learn how our survey helps elevate the voices of lung cancer patients. Together, our lung...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAdvocacyResearch & Clinical Trials
Can Positivity Be Toxic?...There is a term that has popped up on the interwebs recently that has caught my attention. I am not sure how I feel about it 100% but it seems...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Getting Through The Holiday Season...Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. It is a time that takes me back to my childhood when my family was complete and I felt all of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Four Year Cancerversary...Every year that clicks off on this journey calls for celebration. This celebration feels like an additional birthday. In a way, it is - a rebirth if you will on...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
doing well...First of all I want to say that we were blessed to have a super pulmonologist. He wasted no time in the "we will watch it" routine. As soon as...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesHealthcare Team
Another Side of Story of Clinical Trials...Although I truly believe that clinical trials offer prolonged lives, I always have some doubts about clinical trials. After all, it's an experimental study. I wrote an article posted on...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Own Version Of Self Advocacy...As I am living with lung cancer, I have better days. Despite suffering from body reactions from my targeted therapy, life still must go on. There is no room to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Does “Patient-Centricity” Mean?...You may have seen articles and posts in the lung cancer community lately referring to the need for “patient-centricity”. “Patient-centricity” has become a catch-phrase, especially with respect to discussions taking...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What’s To Come After Being Fully Vaccinated...The battle against Covid is not over yet after seeing a number of variants of concern emerging. My family received our second dose by the end of July. The second...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
had lung cancer...My husband was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer. This was a year after having three sections of a mass and a section of lung removed from his left lung...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptomsTreatmentTips & Advice
When You Should Get A Second Opinion...My decision to get a second opinion was an easy one and I have had two in my seven years. I was officially diagnosed with cancer at my local community...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Newly diagnosed carcinoid tumor, facing possible bilobectomy...Hello, all. I was recently diagnosed with a grade 1, typical carcinoid tumor after a bronchoscopy. I met with a thoracic surgeon yesterday, and he's thinking I need a bilobectomy...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesSupportNewly DiagnosedSurgeryTips & Advice
Possible ...I have been coughing. And wheezing for two days the wheeze happens when I’m stationary and breathing deep it’s like a grumbling wheeze almost like something is there but nothing...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesEarly StageSymptomsDiagnosis
ROS1 Mutation...I am starting targeted therapy soon & would like to know if anyone has been put on a drug called Rozlytrek (Entrectinib) and if so, how are you responding to...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Vaccinated, Boostered, and COVID Positive!...I’m fully vaccinated and boostered — am I safe from COVID? I thought the answer was yes until recently. Even though the Omicron variant was starting to run across the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Unwinding For Healing...I have controlled lung cancer. For more than a year since my 2019 diagnosis, I have realized there is a great need to unwind to increase healing from lung cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
How Do Drugs Get Their Names?...Most drugs on the market have 2 names. They have a brand name (like Tylenol), and a generic name (like acetaminophen). Unlike brand names, generic names are used to describe...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
