How Double Vision Led to a Lung Cancer Diagnosis...Having suffered from double vision for 6 years and seen numerous specialists without a diagnosis or resolution I had resigned myself to...reactions1comment
When, What & Why of Medicare Open Enrollment...Navigating the nuances of health insurance while also managing lung cancer can be a lot to juggle. In order to simplify the...reactionscomments
A New Way to Look at Fundraising...I raised over $17,000 for lung cancer research with the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation in November 2018, during Lung Cancer...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Patients Living Self-Portrait Series: Christine...I wanted to create a living self-portraits series about lung cancer patients and caregivers. These portraits are about our feelings, our journey...reactionscomments
10 Ways to Balance Body and Mind...Mental and physical health are intrinsically linked. Managing the stresses of a physical condition can be mentally and emotionally exhausting. Here we...reactionscomments
Precision Medicine 101...Have you heard of Precision Medicine? If you haven't, you are certainly not alone! But, it is very important for you to...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Stigma: What Is It and Why Does it Exist?...For many people living with lung cancer, the very first question they are asked (by friends, family and even strangers) is “did...reactions26comments
Is There a Stigma in Lung Cancer Research Funding?...It is estimated that nearly 160,000 Americans died from lung cancer in 2016. That’s a staggering number! Lung cancer is by far...reactions1comment
An Open Letter to Rush Limbaugh (Part 2)...Since we’re dealing with early detection, I want to insert a fact that many of your listeners may not know. Approximately half...reactionscomments
An Open Letter to Rush Limbaugh...Dear Rush, You may not understand the magnitude of the initial impact and following aftershock waves from your recent public acknowledgement about...reactionscomments
Low-Dose CT Scans...In May of 2015 I went for a low dose CT Scan, I had no symptoms or reason to believe that Lung...reactions1comment
Giants Lost...Beginning at the end of January and carrying on into the first week of February, the lung cancer community has suffered some...reactionscomments
Learn To Be Safe Online...When first diagnosed with lung cancer I refrained from doing internet searches, not because I feared learning about my cancer, but, because...reactions1comment
The Things People Say......Since you have been diagnosed with cancer have you been amazed at some of the things people say to you? I sure...reactions2comments
Things to Consider When Choosing Where to Be Treated...A new lung cancer diagnosis—or any serious disease, for that matter— brings with it a host of new challenges, in addition to...reactionscomments
I Am More Than My Diagnosis: A Year in Review...In our Impact of Cancer Survey we asked what terms people diagnosed with cancer preferred and disliked. The answers were all across...reactionscomments
IASLC STARS Program for Patient Research Advocates...I have a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in education, so to say that science has never been easy...reactionscomments
The American Cancer Society Issues 2020 Report on Cancer...The American Cancer Society (ACS) recently released its report, Cancer Statistics, 2020. The report found that the death rate from cancer in...reactionscomments
I Have Lung Cancer - Where Do I Start?...I remember the day I was told I had lung cancer. Well, to be honest, I really don't remember "the day" I...reactions4comments
Love and Loss...As lung cancer survivors, we join social media groups for more information and support. Our social media friends become "family." We have...reactionscomments
