Empowering Lessons and Lung Cancer...A cancer journey can be very difficult - often confusing and quite painful. This journey often comes with lots of tears. Sometimes the journey becomes life lessons. I have learned...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lung Cancer and COVID-19...Since late 2019, COVID-19 has become a household name. It has changed many aspects of daily life. Especially for those living with chronic conditions. "Quarantine," "social distancing," and "herd immunity"...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Reflections On My 6th Cancerversary...It has been 6 years since I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer metastatic to the brain. In these 6 years, I have seen too many lung cancer patients...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Bedside Manners...As a lung cancer patient do or did you find care lacking due to the disease? What have your experiences been like with care?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesNewly DiagnosedTreatmentSurvivorship
Traveling with Lung Cancer ...What tips do you have for traveling with lung cancer?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTravelTips & AdviceSupport
Giving A Face To Lung Cancer Stigma...People living with lung cancer face many challenges, including stigma about the condition. They may encounter stigma from loved ones, strangers, and doctors. This stigma may cause many people to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I Hope to Retire One Day...In my early 20s, I worked for a big-box electronics retailer as a full-time operations associate. As part of the companies benefits package, I opted to buy into the employee...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I did it my way!...Hi my name is Pam Dight I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It was located in my adrenal gland and lymph nodes. I was told I had 1...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Let’s Celebrate!...In 2017 -- at the age of 36, when I received my lung cancer diagnosis, I remember thinking and hoping to see my 40th birthday. It seemed so far away...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Long-Term Side Effects?...It’s tough getting older, but definitely better than the alternative! While I am incredibly grateful for the advances in research that are allowing me to live well with stage IV...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Community Views: Learning About Biomarker Testing...When people receive a lung cancer diagnosis, they enter a new world. That new world includes screenings, treatments, lifestyle changes, and unfamiliar terminology that can be confusing and overwhelming. As...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Aging Gracefully...It’s a fact of life that we all age. We are always moving forward because we simply cannot go backward. Before you know it you are 30! When one is given...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Did not do treatment but went straight to hospice ...I have end stage COPD and 4 weeks ago flunked a biopsy. I have non small cell 2.7cm cancer in my upper left lobe near and close to my spine...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesEnd of Life CareLate StageCoping
Screening for lung cancer...I'm a nonsmoking female. My nonsmoking mom and sister died of small cell lung cancer, diagnosed at stage 4. Are there any evidence based screening recommendations for me?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Music Soothes the Soul...Everyone has different ways to cope with a lung cancer diagnosis. I have heard more times than I can count to meditate and/or do some yoga. I have never been...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What You Knew About Lung Cancer Before Your Diagnosis...Your world can change the moment you first hear the words “lung cancer.” As soon as you received the news, you may find out that what you knew about lung...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Growing Mental Toughness...As soon as I heard the words "you have a stage IV lung cancer" my mind went crazy and my body felt I got knocked down. I was there but...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Did Not Lose My Hair But…....When most people think of cancer patients they think of a person that is frail, skinny, looks sick and they are bald. I have been lucky so far and have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Adhesions after robotic lobectomy?...After a month of stabbing pain from the inside after my surgery in late March, it was brought to my attention today that the pain I am describing sounds like...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSide Effects
The Ugly Side of Caregiving...It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Lisa Moran on June 6, 2023. As a cherished member of LungCancer.net and a source of inspiration, Lisa generously...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
