5 Things You Can Do Even if You have No Energy...Cancer treatments completely zap our energy. I get nivolumab treatments now and they do not leave me as exhausted as traditional chemo...reactionscomments
Long-Term Survivors...When I hear the term, "long-term survivor", I think of getting old. In reality, in our world, long-term survivor is someone who...reactions2comments
Lung Cancer Drives My Passions...Before I got lung cancer, I was passionate about grant writing for K12 education and running my dogs in agility. As a...reactions3comments
Lung Cancer and Moving...As I meet more and more people with lung cancer, I seem to see a trend. Those who have no children in their...reactionscomments
Clinical Trial Participation Contrasted with Standard of Care Treatments...Back in 2013, I opted to join a clinical trial. My first-line chemotherapy treatments had worked briefly, but once we stopped the...reactionscomments
Swelling...Have really bad odema in feet and hands. Due to tumour. Any ideas of what can help....reactions4repliesTreatment
Managing Long-Term Survivorship...The concept of long-term survival was not even a consideration when Gregory Kalemkarian, M.D. started his oncology practice. Dr Kalemkarian spoke to...reactionscomments
It's About Moments and Milestones -- Part II...This is the continuation of It's About Moments and Milestones, where Jill discusses her personal journey with lung cancer. Read part one...reactionscomments
It's About Moments and Milestones...I attended the International Association of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto at the end of September...reactionscomments
That Thing About Blaming Smokers...I was fortunate enough in the 1970s to grow up in a smoke-free household. But not all my friends were so lucky...reactions1comment
Parent-Child Communication Over Time...When I received my diagnosis of Stage IV Lung Cancer, my child was eight years old. My wife, who has professional experience...reactionscomments
My Journey Begins...I also was diagnosed with Stage 4 nscadenocarcinomametastatic lung cancer. I was diagnosed with stage 3 back in July of this year...reactions9comments
Tips for the Newly Diagnosed...Newly diagnosed patients often feel like they are on a raft in the middle of the ocean without a paddle, surrounded by...reactionscomments
Attending SU2C with My Lung Cancer Sisters and Brothers...I recently made a trip to Santa Monica, California for the live telecast of Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). Along with my...reactions2comments
I Admit It. I'm Jealous of Pinktober....Are you ready for it? October is here and you know what that means. Everything will be covered in pink. According to...reactions6comments
The Surreality of Chronic Illness...If the name had not been co-opted so many years ago by the MTV Networks as they ushered in a new age...reactions3comments
How have you managed treatment side effects?...What steps do you take when you notice a new side effect and what has helped with any specific ones you may...reactions4repliesCopingSide EffectsTips & Advice
Don't Eat the Sugar...and Other Cancer Myths...Once you are diagnosed with cancer, you'll start hearing all kinds of things. Many of them are simply not true. Let's take...reactionscomments
Blood Tests and Tumor Markers in NSCLC...Information on the importance of biomarker testing and actionable genetic mutations can be found in this more recent article. When I was...reactionscomments
Breathing Easy Is a Special Gift...Last night, between bouts of coughing fits, I had a sudden realization about the extraordinary privilege that has graced most of my...reactionscomments
