Like many other lung cancer patients, Terri Conneran’s road to diagnosis did not follow a direct route. For the entire summer leading up to her diagnosis in January 2017, she’d been under the weather. First she was told her
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But for the intense morning sickness and utter exhaustion, Jennifer Frazier’s third pregnancy was unremarkable. Following a c-section delivery, she felt great. A dull pain in her left flank, though annoying was hardly a great concern. Two months later,
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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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"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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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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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 shocking Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis January 2014 was Harris Watkins’ final semester of college. When he told his mom, Patty about a job interview in Nashville - a three-hour drive from his hometown of Atlanta - she
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It’s been five years since Lisa Goldman, lawyer turned fitness instructor, received her lung cancer diagnosis. She was in fantastic shape; teaching spin, pilates and various other classes in Silicon Valley when she developed a persistent cough. For some
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