Terry G. lives in Plainfield, IL, where she likes to ride her motorcycle, play water volleyball, and make fused glass art pieces. My diagnosis In October 2003, when I was 41 years old, I needed to see a doctor [...]
For people diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer, Edward “Buddy” Cutler’s story may serve as a beacon of hope, a clinical trial success story, and a reminder that statistics don’t dictate a person’s unique experience. When Buddy was diagnosed with [...]
Congratulations to our 2024 Lung Cancer Support Group Facilitator award recipient, Christine Conti, from Huntington Health in Pasadena, California. This award, given annually since 2009, recognizes the uncommon dedication of support group facilitators. Christine Conti, RN, ONN-CG, is a thoracic [...]
Bob Nicklas, nine (9) year lung cancer survivor and GO2 NAC member Two new advocates joined GO2 for Lung Cancer’s National Ambassador Council (NAC) and participated in their first meeting last month. Bob Nicklas joins NAC after [...]
Find empowerment through education, all while connecting with others in the lung cancer community. There is no better time than now to meet with us (virtually) in the Living Room! A few months ago, we introduced our new [...]
With no symptoms of lung cancer, I went in for a low-dose CT scan after receiving a direct mail flier from my health care provider system, Baylor Health (Dallas, TX). I had quit smoking approximately ten years earlier at [...]
Courage and hope. These critical qualities are what our co-founder and board chair Bonnie J. Addario profiles in a new publication titled The Living Room: A Lung Cancer Community of Courage. Finding hope and moving forward is a key [...]
I found out I had lung cancer as I was driving my car to the Women’s March in Washington DC after the 2016 election. At the time, I remember asking the Universe to allow me to live long enough to [...]
In January 2017, I was diagnosed with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer at age 43. I was blindsided. I had run two half-marathons within the past 6 months and having lung cancer was something [...]
The impact of raising our voices together at the June Virtual Lung Cancer Voices Summit has been huge! So we are sharing more tangible outcomes of the Summit with you today. Recognition from the Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus We [...]