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...Time can be a strange thing. When you're waiting on something good or exciting to happen, it can feel as though time slowly drags on. But, when you want that...

...I have been on Opdivo for over three years and have had wonderful results from it. Every three months when I have my scans, the tumors are always ever so slightly...

...Every year, the Lung Cancer Acton Network (LungCAN) updates its lung cancer statistics and shares the updates with member organizations. We do this so that all the lung cancer advocacy...

...Shout it from the rooftop! I have lung cancer! Can you hear me? That’s right, I have lung cancer. Too many times I’ve caught myself not wanting to tell people...

...June is the 4th anniversary of my lung cancer diagnosis. I cannot remember the exact date and I cannot tolerate to think back the days I was diagnosed. However, I...

...I was on the American Cancer Society's Website, looking for information about controlling weight gain occurring during cancer treatment. I didn't find much about the problem occurring during treatment, only...

...Anyone who knows me or who has read my articles in the past know a few things about me. I have seven children, 3 daughters-in-law, and 3 grandchildren. Sounds busy...

...According to the CDC, from 1999 to 2017 (18 YEARS), almost 218,000 people died in the United States from overdoses related to opioid prescriptions. This is the epidemic we are...

...When you get diagnosed with cancer, you are suddenly and unexpectedly tossed into a whole new world. And, that world has a lot of new words in it that you...

...About a year and a half ago, I had the incredible experience of going on a legacy retreat sponsored by a non-profit organization called Inheritance of Hope (IOH). It’s basically...

...Quality of life is the main focus when it relates to lung cancer. The ability to live a normal life or close to it is the key. What happens when...

...I’ve never been a big fan of going to the dentist. When I was a little kid, my family dentist was an elderly cousin who poked around in my mouth...

...There's little that can strike fear deep down in our souls the way a cancer diagnosis can. Often, it is a fear that never really goes away, no matter how...

...We’ve all seen them. The so-called public service announcements featuring horrific images of humankind suffering from the effects of smoking. Perhaps more than any other single factor, these anti-smoker ads...

...Since diagnosis, I just underwent the longest amount of time without scans. We all sit and wait for the day the other shoe will drop, the cancer will return. Lung...

...We are incredibly saddened to share that LungCancer.net team member Anita Figueras passed away on June 27, 2019. Anita had been living with stage IV lung cancer for the past...

...Let me start at the beginning of my latest fiasco. I began getting headaches in November 2018. My next MRI was scheduled for February 2019 but I moved it to December...

...“My Wife Was Dying, and We Didn’t Tell Our Children” is the story of a man and woman who hid from their three children the fact that their mother was...

...If you are planning a vacation this summer there are a few things to keep in mind, especially if you are going to a humid climate. I've had both left...