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...As caregivers, you may be in charge of a partner, parent, grandparent, or other loved one with lung cancer. Although every patient’s cancer experience and diagnosis is different, it’s important...

...I always thought that if I treated my body right, it would, in turn, respectfully return the favor. For the most part, I have eaten well-balanced meals and put in...

...Going through lung cancer treatment is no picnic. The patient may feel ill, suffer from mood swings, and be generally disagreeable. It is not uncommon for patients to be angry...

...Hi, my name is Yolanda. I’m the daughter of Eartha “Mae” Lawson... Funny as I write this I feel guilty stating my mother’s full name, as she couldn’t stand the...

...Have you seen the commercial from the American Lung Association and Lung Force? If you have, were you offended? Well, you should have been because all you need to get...

...I just read a draft of a blog post I wrote awhile back and the old children's song we used to sing in church came to my mind, "There's joy, joy...

...I finished off my third bottle of spray wash on my last load of T-shirts and sheets. While they were finishing in the drier, I stood over my bathroom sink...

...Over the course of nearly four years, I have learned to cope with a variety of skin conditions brought on by various treatments for my lung cancer. The rashes that...

...I don't even live near the ocean. I live in Northeast Ohio one-quarter of a mile from the shores of Lake Erie and I cannot stand this humidity. How do...

...About a year after diagnosis, I sought out ways to get involved in the lung cancer community. First, it was locally by gathering a team of supporters and participating in...

...Lung Cancer Alliance recently brought hundreds of lung cancer patient advocates together to share our stories with our representatives and request increased lung cancer research funding and support for the...

...When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, the chances that a late-stage lung cancer patient would live five years was merely 4%. In fact, the American Lung Association, even today...

...As discussed in the first part of this article, as a Stage IV lung cancer patient, it is difficult to escape the looming shadow of death, the constant reminders of...

...I don't want to die and I don't necessarily want to think about dying. But as a Stage IV lung cancer patient, the thoughts are inevitable, even after years of...

...I wasn't supposed to lose my hair. Not with this treatment, anyway. Maybe when I was on chemotherapy and everybody expected me to end up bald, but I showed them...

...As lung cancer patients, we stare down death every day. Whether it is our own mortality or losing our cancer friends we make along the way of our journey. We face...

...Many people do not realize the importance of our skin, or the prominent role it plays in maintaining our overall health. As the body's largest organ, it deserves a little...