Community Views: How Can People Support Us?...Receiving a cancer diagnosis is hard. All of a sudden, you have to shift your focus. Taking care of your health becomes...reactions3comments
Community Views: Appreciating the Ways Others Show Up For Us...Lung cancer treatment can be lifesaving, but it is also challenging. You may experience fatigue, discomfort, and nausea, among other symptoms. Lung...reactionscomments
The Ideal Care Package for Someone with Lung Cancer...Many times when someone has lung cancer we do not know exactly how to help. Friends and family often want to give...reactions4comments
Healthy Eating Strategies During Lung Cancer Treatment...If you have lung cancer, you probably know that going through cancer treatment can be hard on your body. While treatment works...
Balancing A Healthy Diet During Lung Cancer Treatment...Proper nutrition to support your body during lung cancer treatment is essential to help maintain strength and well-being. That is because your...reactions1comment
Comfort Foods After Lung Cancer Treatment: What Community Members Recommend...Diet and nutrition can be a worry for those undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Eating can sometimes feel like a chore due...reactions3comments
Why There Is Still a Tumor in My Lung...There seems to be a popular misconception that, having been treated for lung cancer, the tumor in my lung should have been...reactionscomments
Needle Biopsy...A needle biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the lungs to examine it for cancerous...
What Is Within My Control...Even before I found out I had lung cancer, there were many things I couldn't have prevented. The addition and persistence of...reactionscomments
When A Fighting Spirit Matters...Having a chronic lung disease paves a path to lit your fighting spirit. The majority of survivors including myself choose to fight...reactionscomments
Co-Existing Emotions With Survivorship...Human beings express different emotions. Valid emotions coexist with us and become part of our lives. However, emotions are felt stronger while...reactions5comments
Losing Your Hair From Chemo...When I started chemotherapy back in 2014, I knew the possibility of losing my hair. I was so worried about losing my...reactions6comments
Getting Through a Lung Cancer Diagnosis...I often get asked by many people in the lung cancer community, especially the newer diagnosed, how I get through it. This...reactionscomments
My Experience With Chemo...I began chemotherapy on December 10, 2014, and it lasted for about a month. My oncologist said I was one of her...reactions7comments
My Lung Cancer Journey: Chemo, Radiation, and Finding Strength...When I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014, I didn’t start on targeted therapy. I went straight to chemo and radiation...reactions8comments
5 Things About Lung Cancer For World Lung Cancer Day...World Lung Cancer Day is August 1. I have compiled a list of things that I have learned after being diagnosed with...reactionscomments
Embracing the Moment: A Last-Minute Road Trip to Remember...I was asked to participate for a very well-known pharmaceutical company as a panelist. I was so excited because it happened to...reactionscomments
Finding Comfort In Connections...Sometimes, the walk in lung cancer brings about a certain level of fear and uncertainty. There may be a magnitude of positive...reactionscomments
Taking a Deep Breath with Lung Cancer...One of the anomalies of lung cancer is that for many patients, they never experience any symptoms to clue them into their...reactionscomments
What Are Common Symptoms of Lung Cancer?...Lung cancer is usually diagnosed in later stages of the disease, and an estimated 90% of patients with lung cancer are symptomatic...
