Community Views: What I Wish People Knew About Lung Cancer...When you have lung cancer, your life can feel turned upside down. There are many questions to ask, choices to make, and...reactions17comments
Lung Cancer Is My Cause...We all have certain causes that we fundraise for. When I was younger, I was a girl scout and we worked on...reactionscomments
Tools to Help Us Understand and Manage Cancer Costs...I hate dealing with insurance. Absolutely, positively detest it. For many years, the thought of having to deal with insurance actually kept...reactionscomments
Deciding on Radiation Treatments..."Your tumor is growing. I am sorry, but I am pulling you out of your clinical trial," my oncologist said. And, with...reactionscomments
When I Heard I Needed Palliative Care...I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014. I have only had to stay at the hospital in the beginning when I...reactionscomments
American Cancer Society Releases 2021 Report on Cancer...The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released its 2021 report on cancer, called Cancer Facts and Figures 2021. The data in this...reactions1comment
My three year journey...My road to lung cancer is not typical in a way. Like most people in 2018, I worked 60 hours a week...reactionscomments
3rd Time...Hi Everybody I was diagnosed with NSCLC almost 4 years ago. I had small nodules in both lungs and after biopsy in...reactions4comments
Financial Compensations for Lung Cancer Volunteers...As I have worked on lung cancer advocacy as a volunteer, I found some volunteer work can be paid for by pharma...reactionscomments
To The Newly Diagnosed......I recently had a friend from high school reach out to me. Although she lives in Texas, her friend she wanted me to...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Screening...Screening is testing done before any symptoms arise. The purpose of screening is to catch cancer in its earliest stages. Lung cancer causes more...
Tips for Dealing With Dryness in the Eyes, Nose, and Mouth...For some patients, dryness affects not just the skin, but also the eyes, nose, and mouth. Cracked, chapped lips are commonplace, as...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer #2...Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed in 2018 with stage 2A non-small cell lung cancer with 1 lymph node just outside my lung...reactions1comment
Secondary Cancers...Second cancers are not a metastasis, or spread, of the original cancer. Second cancers are unique, additional cancers that start in a...
Roaming Aimlessly...To put it quite frankly, I feel as though I am roaming through life recently aimlessly. Don’t get me wrong - I...reactions10comments
Reflection on My Birthday...In the past, I usually didn’t celebrate my birthday. It was just another day. However, I took my birthday more seriously after...reactions1comment
Genetic Abnormalities - EGFR...An estimated 10 percent of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the United States have a tumor mutation associated with...
Caregiving is Hard...Sometimes the cancer patient becomes the caregiver. Whether for a spouse or a family member, it can be overwhelming. This was the...reactionscomments
A New Social Life...Over the course of the past year, most of us have been forced to only communicate by some sort of electronic device...reactionscomments
How Others See The Effects Of My TKI...What has prolonged my life after having advanced stage 4 non-small cell ALK-positive lung cancer? Do I only owe it to my...reactionscomments
