When Cancer Isn’t All...When I was diagnosed with cancer, some of the other things that I feared or dealt with paled a bit. I didn’t...reactions1comment
Chondrosarcoma spread to lungs?...My dad aged 64 has been diagnosed with dedifferentiated metastatic chondrosarcoma in his right thigh bone femur. Options after metastasis After biopsy...reactions1replyTips & Advice
Coping With Loneliness During The Pandemic With Art...Since Josh and I broke up in February, and restrictions became tougher for those of us who are immunocompromised, I found myself...reactionscomments
Infographic: Pain Management Treatment and Care...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of lungcancer.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Salivary Duct Carcinoma Metastasized to Lung...I was diagnosed in 2018 with salivary duct carcinoma. I had a 10-hour surgery in December, 2018. In 2019 had radiation and...reactionscomments
They Said 6 Months...Early 2016 I was sitting in a traffic jam on the freeway and slowly became more lightheaded, which I attributed to dehydration...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Patients’ Experiences on Marriage, Relationships, Dating and Sex (Part 1)...At the Zoom meeting early this month, I invited three ladies to talk about the changes in their experiences about marriage, relationships...reactionscomments
Wakanda Forever...Besides having to go through chemotherapy, the hardest thing about cancer is fighting the fear. It doesn’t matter where you are in...reactionscomments
What A Difference A Year Makes!...Last summer, I was preparing for my older son’s departure for his freshman year at a university over 800 miles away. While...reactions1comment
Speaking Up: Sharing Your Lung Cancer Experience...Deciding to talk – or not talk – about your lung cancer can be a very personal decision. For some, it makes...reactions1comment
Mentors and Mentees...I was diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago. After three years of struggling with all the symptoms of lung cancer and...reactions2comments
When Symptoms and Complaints Are Ignored or Dismissed...I will say that when my former Primary Care Physician of many years made me feel like I was just complaining too...reactions5comments
How Do You Manage The Side Effects?...Cancer invades our bodies. In some cases, it overtakes our bodies. Yesterday I learned that I will remain on Taxotere indefinitely. It is...reactions11comments
Using Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI) To Treat SCLC...New treatment options for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are of the utmost importance. Although medications have not changed much for SCLC...reactions1comment
A Life Well Lived (Part 2)...Read the beginning of Dusty's story in A Life Well Lived (Part 1). Many of us spend countless hours doing advocacy work...reactionscomments
A Life Well Lived (Part 1)...My friend Karla was murdered. I am still reeling from the shock. Karla was a lung cancer advocate. We met about eight...reactionscomments
I feel hopeless...My mom has stage 3 lung cancer. We wait for biopsy results....reactions1replyCaregivingCoping
Mystery of Painting...I'm a visual type of person and always want to express myself through paint and drawing. However, since my childhood, I was...reactions3comments
The Risks Beyond Lung Cancer with Lung Cancer...Sometimes just having lung cancer seems like enough, right? It complicated enough, but then there are the added scares. I am not...reactionscomments
Words Matter...Recently, the American Association of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) came out with language guidelines for all of their meetings and communications. The goal...reactions1comment
