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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A personal trainer with a bothersome cough 56-year-old Frank McKenna has been a personal trainer for over 20 years. At the time of his diagnosis in July 2016, not only was he in top physical shape, he knew his
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Karen’s Self Diagnosis Last spring Karen Cunningham had a lot on her plate. A full-time high school teacher, she was applying to be the English department head, raising two teenage boys, and was in the middle of the heartbreaking
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Lung Cancer Diagnosis After Cycling Accident Falling off your bike can actually save your life. So goes the story of Frank Noll’s lung cancer diagnosis. Frank, an avid runner, hiker, and biker passionate about exercise, was on a training
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Facing her diagnosis Great nurses are caring, selfless and compassionate, and Tiffany Fagnani is no exception. At the time of her diagnosis, Tiffany was not only a nurse case manager, but also the primary caregiver to her younger brother,
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Terry Gillespie was no stranger to sinus infections. Every year she found herself with one which, once treated with antibiotics, went away. Toward the end of 2003, however, she went to the doctor with what she thought was a
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The shock of a lung cancer diagnosis En route to her grandson's birthday party in late 2004, Bobbi Cohen felt what she describes as a “fleeting” pain in her chest. She mentioned it to her daughter who, in turn,
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The weight of a family history of lung cancer From the time she was a child, Jill Feldman knew more about lung cancer than the average bear. Two of her grandparents – her mother’s mother and father’s father –
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Everyone should be advocating for lung cancer research. 1 in 15 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime. Ivy Elkins is one of those people - read her story. No one gets elbow cancer
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