What You Really Need to Know about Statistics...When we are first diagnosed with lung cancer, it feels like our world has come collapsing down upon us. I guess in some ways, it has. The world we have...reactions5comments
My Experience Attending IASLC WCLC 2019...I attended the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer (IASLC WCLC) last month in Barcelona, Spain with a Patient Advocate Travel Award...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Gala and Travel Raffle...I am excited about our organization’s upcoming Lung Cancer Awareness Month event. After nearly 10 years of operation, LiveLung is hosting its first ever Gala! I know most folks are...reactions2comments
The Depression Stigma...Depression became a big deal for me once the shock of learning I had stage 4 lung cancer wore off. It was like a reaction when you find out you're pregnant...reactions1comment
All It Takes is Lungs...It’s October. Is there anyone who does not know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? I know that if I watched more television or kept up better with the...reactions2comments
Legacy...Over the years, LungCancer.net has lost powerful voices in the lung cancer community. Hear the stories of those who are no longer with us as we celebrate their life and...
Happy to Still Be Here...My brother passed away after a year of having non-hodkins lymphoma. He was 52. Two months later I found out I had small cell lung cancer, That was 1 year...reactions1comment
Swelling on forehead?...Today morning, I noticed swelling on my forehead. It is not tender or red. I am so scared; what could be the reason?...reactions4replies
Spreading Lung Cancer...My wife has stage 4non-small cell lung cancer. It has spread to her kidney and around her liver, in her right hip and left tabular, and 3 places in her...reactions1comment
This is 40...This Halloween I’ll turn 40. I remember when 40 seemed so old. It was like the go to reference when describing elderly people. “She acts like she’s 40” and there...reactions1comment
Has anyone had to switch immunotherapies if one did not work?...I’m stage 4 nsclc. The cancer has stayed mostly in my right lung and a little in my left. I have had 8 monthly infusions of Opdivo and my ct...reactions1reply
Taking Care of Dental Conditions while Undergoing Chemo: Mouth Sores...In a previous article, I wrote about the importance of addressing dry mouth (xerostomia) and gave some suggestions for how the problem can be treated. Here, the discussion of oral...reactionscomments
Work and Cancer - To Disclose or Not?...The questions came all hours of the night and day. What was I going to do? Do I keep working? Do I tell them about my cancer? Will I be...reactionscomments
Hello...I am diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer with brain mets and MPE. Currently, I am on targeted therapy coping up with side effects....reactions6replies
Scared It Will Return...Last year around this time I had a bad cough. November 8, I was diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer and I have never been a smoker. January 28, 2019...reactions2comments
The Reality vs. The Fantasy...I dropped my son off at college at the end of August. This is my older son, the one who was 13 years old when I was first diagnosed with...reactions1comment
Where Did Everyone Go?...“Poof”...they are gone. Have you noticed the disappearance of friends or family? Maybe they haven’t completely left, but you don’t see them or talk to them as much. This is...reactions4comments
Living With a Chronic Condition & Dating...How does living with a chronic condition impact dating? Hear from four Health Union contributors: Marisa Lauren Troy, who lives with inflammatory bowel disease; Alisha Bridges, who lives with plaque...reactionscomments
Don't Be an Ostrich! Get Screened...Lung cancer isn't only a smoker's disease. I actually know more people who never smoked who have lung cancer than that did. Sadly, because even medical personnel too often believe...reactions1comment
