Small Cell Lung Cancer Personal Stories

By the way this particular string of postings above is about small cell lung cancer so you would probably get more response if you started a new post for non small cell lung cancer with a fresh posting date.

Small cell lung cancer personal stories. Her cancer had the ros1 genetic mutation and she was eligible for a targeted therapy. Lung cancer includes two main types. During his 35th high school reunion rick moeller noticed that he was short of breath and tired soon after he was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer nsclc. Dianne smith lung cancer was a diagnosis i never expected to hear.

Beth s mysterious respiratory symptoms and a stubborn walking pneumonia led her to the hospital and a diagnosis of advanced non small cell lung cancer. She was young and never really thought about lung cancer. Admitted immediately she began chemotherapy for six months. Surviving small cell cancer.

Small cell cancer survival jim gibson surviving small cell cancer oasis of hope hospital issels treatment lung cancer small cell lung cancer cancer su. These stories bring special attention to specific health conditions associated closely with lung cancer. A series of shoulder x rays revealed a mass on her lung. Rick and his wife karan discuss their personal journeys through diagnosis and treatment and have some advice for those living with lung cancer.

Being a nonsmoker it took me by complete surprise. Smoking causes most lung cancers but nonsmokers can also develop lung cancer. To share your own story email lane moore. Small cell lung cancer remission stories.

The lung cancer initiative provides these stories of north carolinians against lung cancer as a source of comfort and solidarity for all those who have been touched by this disease. Lung cancer foundation of america is working to change the public perceptions of lung cancer through education and personal stories of those impacted by this leading cause of death in cancer. Non small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. I think it s almost worse to.

Join us by submitting a story browsing the. Within days of starting treatment she began to improve. But after losing her mom to cancer in 1996 beth quit the habit cold turkey. When the cancer spread to her brain she received radiation which left her feeling weak and off balance.

Gloria garcia was diagnosed in august 2017 with late stage 4 small cell lung cancer sclc in the emergency room at newyork presbyterian columbia university irving medical center nyp cuimc. Almost 12 years later in march 2008 she went to the doctor complaining of pain in her arm.