Women living with or at risk for lung cancer often have different, and sometimes worse, experiences than men with the same disease. This is due in part to biological differences between men and women and in part to the [...]
Question: My doctors discovered something abnormal on a scan of my lungs that they suspect may be lung cancer. I’ve been told that I need a bronchoscopy to biopsy the growth to confirm this diagnosis and determine the stage [...]
Question: There is not a lung cancer support group near me, and I would like to start one. What do I do? Answer: You have come to the right place! For decades, GO2 has monitored lung cancer-specific support groups [...]
Ellen S. is a three-year survivor of stage 4 (IV) non-small cell lung cancer. She retired two years ago after a 22-year career as an occupational therapist in New York. She loves to travel and hike and has visited [...]
Seeking insights from the causes of lung cancer to support for family caregivers Heather Law, MA, is seeking answers. She wants to understand why some people get lung cancer and others don’t. She’s anxious to learn how treatments change [...]
GO2 for Lung Cancer announced that researchers have described a new familial syndrome in people with lung cancer caused by an inherited gene mutation. The research study was published this month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The report chronicles [...]
Author: GO2 for Lung Cancer Associate Director, Clinical Research, Andrew Ciupek, PhD With an increasing number of targeted therapies becoming available, making treatment decisions based on the results of biomarker testing has become an essential part of cancer care [...]
Author: Lung Cancer Registry Associate Director, Heather Law, MA Family caregivers often experience emotional distress and neglect their own well-being while caring for a loved one. Preliminary findings from GO2’s Lung Cancer Registry Caregiver Survey were presented at the 2023 World Conference on [...]
“If you can’t breathe, nothing else matters.” This powerful statement was shared by Dr. D. Kyle Hogarth from the University of Chicago during September’s Lung Cancer Living Room to emphasize the importance of having a pulmonologist on your lung [...]
After spending over 20 years in the hospitality field, Bob Iles changed careers and joined the stock brokerage industry before retiring almost six years ago. He and his husband live in Palm Springs, CA, where he enjoys swimming in [...]