Time...Time can be a strange thing. When you're waiting on something good or exciting to happen, it can feel as though time...reactionscomments
Couple Celebrates Gift of Life After a Stage IV Lung Cancer Diagnosis...The following article was written from an interview with Cindy Hall, whose husband Tommy Hall was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer...reactionscomments
Lung Cancer Mortality Rate Expected to Drop...Every year, the Lung Cancer Acton Network (LungCAN) updates its lung cancer statistics and shares the updates with member organizations. We do...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Advocates on Capitol Hill: A Report on the American Lung Association's Advocacy Day...The American Lung Association (ALA) has long sent staff and volunteers to Congressional offices to advocate for actions that improve lung health...reactionscomments
Building a Support Network When You Are a Single Person with Lung Cancer: An Interview with Karen Loss (Part 2)...Read Part 1 of Anita and Karen's discussion here. You are active online, notably with your “Trekking Through Cancerland” Facebook page. What...reactionscomments
Using Twitter for Connection and Lung Cancer Information: A Primer...Are you looking for a website where you can find the latest news about lung cancer research and treatment? Would you like...reactions1comment
Kidney Damage From Chemotherapy: My Story and What You Should Know...After four chemotherapy infusions, I was feeling pretty good. My energy level and feeling of well-being were on the rise. CT scans...reactions2comments
Anita Figueras...We are extremely saddened to say that on June 27, 2019, Anita Figueras passed away. Anita was a valued member of the...
It's Not Always The Cancer That Brings You Down...I am heading into the second quarter of my 7th year post stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis. For more than...reactions6comments
Karen Interviews Donna about Traveling to Israel as a Stage 4 LC Patient...In January friends and fellow lung cancer advocates, Donna Fernandez and Karen Loss traveled to Israel together. Here, Karen interviews Donna about...reactionscomments
Is There A Dead Tumor In My Chest?...I raised this question with three different cancer doctors following my recent CT scan follow-up with my own oncologist. When the results...reactionscomments
Here Are Some Lung Cancer Great Reads...There are many books on lung cancer available, but I've found that patients and caregivers can often gain help, hope, and insights...reactions2comments
Staying Positive is a Goal, Not a Constant...When you come to these forums to read what others have to say about dealing with lung cancer on a day in...reactions10comments
What's Faith Got to Do with It?...I know, I know. It's a taboo subject these days. But, let's face it, faith plays a huge role in the way...reactionscomments
Stage 4 Lung Cancer Stats Beginning Upward Climb...Most people who hear of someone being diagnosed with lung cancer know, well, that's bad. And when they hear it is stage...reactions6comments
What the Heck is a Lung Cancer PRO?...Once I got involved with patient advocacy, it quickly became apparent that my initial lack of information about lung cancer was definitely...reactions2comments
Are We Only Speaking to the Choir?...Another writer posted this thought recently in reference to lung cancer and its public awareness. "We are being recognized!" She proceeded to...reactionscomments
Patient Advocacy Needs Many Kinds of Talent...I got involved in patient advocacy about a year after my lung cancer diagnosis. By that point, I'd been through one series...reactionscomments
Treatment Stress Has Its Limits...The subject of stress comes and goes as a top-of-mind item in my lung cancer arsenal. It is, at least partly, dependent...reactionscomments
Unsung Heroes...In the world of lung cancer, and surely oncology in general, there is a class of people who qualify wholeheartedly as unsung...reactionscomments