In the months leading up to her lung cancer diagnosis, Brandi Bryant had a persistent cough. It presented primarily in the evening. Because the cough was so minor, she thought nothing of it. On a visit to California in
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The path to becoming a lung cancer advocate is seldom a straight one. For some, being an advocate comes somewhat naturally, while others might be reluctant to throw their hat in the ring. Serving as an advocate might just
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Dr. Barned is a doctor of internal medicine, a hospitalist, and, since the onset of Covid, a staple on the oncology unit of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. The idea that doctors can get lung cancer wasn’t on
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In March, 2021, 37 year old nurse-turned-stay-at-home-mom Stephanie Williams felt a wheezing sensation at the base of her throat. It was annoying, but hardly debilitating. She would find herself coughing mid-sentence and, because it would come and go, she
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Dusty Donaldson never considered a life of advocacy. In fact, in 2005, she was 51 years old, mother of three, and enjoying a career in journalism and media relations that she’d worked hard to excel at. It was via
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La serie de podcast Esperanza Con Respuestas: Viviendo con Cáncer de Pulmón proporciona la información que necesita para obtener el tratamiento adecuado en el momento adecuado, personalizado solo para usted Imagínese a un médico diciendo: “Tienes cáncer de pulmón.”…
Anyone can get lung cancer. All it takes is a pair of lungs. In August, 2015, Lindi Campbell and her primary care physician both believed that the discomfort she was suffering from was due to acid reflux - a
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In 1973, David Sturges' father died of a heart attack. He was just 62 years old. At that time, David had been a smoker for eight years. A fatal heart attack would, by all measures, seem the perfect impetus
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