Remembering Ronda Beaty...We are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net advocate Ronda Beaty passed away on May 7, 2021. Ronda was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2017 and has since...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer As A Chronic Disease...I think that a big goal for those of us in the lung cancer community is for us to get to where lung cancer is considered a chronic disease. Many...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Patients and the COVID-19 Vaccine...The American Lung Association supports several online support groups, including the Lung Cancer Survivors Support Community. In January 2021, Inspire launched a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine survey and dashboard to help...reactionscomments
Behind the Cancer Doctors...The survival of lung cancer patients depends on our doctors. Indeed, our doctors deserve every admiration from the patients. However, I would like to look further behind the doctors. We...reactions6comments
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway Terms and Conditions...Official Rules, Terms and Conditions for the Finding your calm through lung cancer self-care basket Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES...reactionscomments
Cancer and Addressing Boundaries...What are the boundaries when you are left with few options or those on your team have clearly signed off on the assignment? Sometimes patients find themselves in a precarious...reactions2comments
Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw)...Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) is a drug used to treat adults with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that: The Guardant360 CDx is a companion diagnostic used with Rybrevant. A companion diagnostic can...
Facing Lung Cancer Negative Beliefs...Aside from facing our own lung cancer, we are affected by the negative beliefs surrounding this disease. We hear and read them all the time. Most of them are too...reactions3comments
Cancer Anniversary = Cancerversary...To me, a cancer anniversary (cancerversary) is a big milestone that needs to be celebrated. My cancer anniversary is in April and I have celebrated 6 so far. A cancer...reactions2comments
Immunotherapy questions and comments:...I was diagnosed with Squamous cell lung cancer on 2/26/2018 with a prognosis of 6 to 18 months to live. I had dropped from an athletic 165-170 lbs down to the...reactions2repliesTreatment
Brief Behavioral Therapy Helps People with Lung Cancer Sleep Better...The roadblocks to sleep are many for people living with and treating lung cancer, and even beyond its survival. If it’s not insomnia that’s making sleep at night a nightmare...reactionscomments
Consulting A Dietitian...I am blessed to get my cancer care from a good institution where additional support is readily provided. My oncology nurse was the one who referred me to a local...reactions3comments
For Me, Grief Looks Like…...Grief is complex and can look different for everyone. There may be terms thrown around that are unfamiliar. Read the definitions below for some of the many types of grief...reactionscomments
I Had A Wedge Resection...When I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, we tried very hard for me to get approved for surgery. We talked about it with my oncologist and my sister...reactionscomments
Still Living with Uncertainty...This past February 13th marked one year since having an upper right lobectomy that resulted in me reaching NED (No Evidence of Disease). Fortunately, I am still considered NED and...reactions4comments
Financial Assistance and Lung Cancer...I don't get how financial assistance is supposed to work, especially when you have a dependent. They don't even pro-rate. My 16-year-old daughter still lives with me. I'm a single mom and...reactionscomments
Adult Daughter who has a parent diagnosed with lung cancer that has spread to brain and spine...I'm looking for anyone who has a loved one who gone thru this or if they are still around after a certain amount of time like more than a year...reactions9replies
The Effect Lung Cancer Has On Relationships...It is hard to say which part of lung cancer is harder: the physical pain of the diagnosis or the emotional pain that creeps in when friends and loved ones...reactions3comments
Overcoming the Blahs...A case of the blahs can be absolutely debilitating. When you don’t want to do anything. You don’t care about anything. Showering some days is just a difficult task. Getting...reactionscomments