More Than Just “Female Problems” In May 2016, Amy Hollifield was 45 years old and having “female problems.” A visit to her gynecologist yielded a suggestion that she have a hysterectomy...and a prescription for an antidepressant. She didn’t know
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The Hope With Answers℠ podcast is a resource for patients and their families to learn from researchers and doctors on the front lines in the battle against lung cancer. Experts and lung cancer survivors weigh in on the latest treatments and
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"Lung cancer becoming a chronic disease," is a dream of Dr. Michael Weitz. This emergency room physician attributes new research in detection along with new treatments are moving towards this reality. In 2005, then 49-year-old Michael Weitz was having
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ALK-positive lung cancer wasn't at all in Tim's plans. For a year prior to his diagnosis, Tim Smith - firefighter, husband, dad to two young boys - had been plagued with fatigue. Used to functioning on very little sleep,
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Don Stranathan’s lung cancer experience began two years prior to his diagnosis. As a volunteer with inmates at the San Quentin State Prison, he was required to be tested for tuberculosis. As part of the examination, he had a
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In 2007 Ginny Hamlin was diagnosed with lung cancer. In the ensuing fourteen years, she would be diagnosed three more times. It all started with a simple observation: Ginny, a walker/runner noticed that, around mile 5, she was winded.
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In late August 2018, 29 year-old Elizabeth Moir was 8 months pregnant with her second child. Her pregnancy had been fairly routine except for the fact she was not gaining much weight. Unconcerned, both she and her obstetrician chalked
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In 2005, then 51-year old Melissa Crouse was a single parent raising three children. A middle school teacher and ski instructor, she was very happy with her life in Pennsylvania. Once one child was launched and two were in
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Things are changing rapidly in the approach to treating patients with lung cancer. Start your journey of understanding about lung cancer research today. Hope With Answers Video Series: Valid Lung Cancer Research Learn how to tell what news about
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Julie Carr was at work one day in the summer of 2016 when she experienced pain in her neck and shoulder that was so intense that she took herself to the emergency room. Her heart, which she suspected might
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