Living With Lung Cancer: Ask Me Anything

Raw Conversations. Real Survivors. No Filters.

Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch and patient advocate James Hiter, this survivor-led podcast strips away the clinical jargon to reveal what living with lung cancer really looks like.

Stories, survival, and straight talk.

Ask Me Anything | New Episode

Camouflage, Keys, and Locks: Understanding the PD-L1 Biomarker

Host James Hiter and survivor Jane Perlmutter use simple analogies to explain how PD-L1 helps cancer hide, how immunotherapy works, and why you can always ask your doctor one more question.

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2026 Season

Patient Education Podcast

IV vs. Subcutaneous Cancer Treatment: What Patients Should Ask

awareness, chemotherapy, long-term survival, personalized medicine, practical help, treatment
Patient Education Podcast

Small Cell Lung Cancer Maintenance Therapy: A Survivor’s Guide

advocacy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, long-term survival, patient support, small cell lung cancer
Patient Education Podcast

14 Years Strong: Lysa Buonanno on Clinical Trials, ROS1, and Living Long-Term with Lung Cancer

biomarker testing, clinical trials, long-term survival, patient support, ROS1, second opinion
Patient Education Podcast

SubQ: A Simpler, Less Disruptive Path to Lung Cancer Treatment

biomarker testing, chemotherapy, patient support, targeted therapy, treatment
Patient Education Podcast

Scanxiety: Managing Drug Resistance Fears with ALK+ Patient Jaymie Knox

ALK+, long-term survival, lung cancer community, mental health, patient support, targeted therapy
Patient Education Podcast

This Is Just One Chapter: Mental Health, Purpose, and Hope With Lung Cancer

ALK+, community, emotional support, long-term survival, mental health, mental health help, survivor
Patient Education Podcast

Time Toxicity in Lung Cancer: What Patients Wish They Knew

advocacy, caregiver support, emotional support, patient support, treatment
Patient Education Podcast

The Reality of Caregiving: Anna Konkle on Love, Conflict, and Loss

caregiver support, caregiving, communication, emotional support, family, mental health, patient support, stigma

2025 Season Episodes

Survivor Podcast

Financial Toxicity in Lung Cancer Care: How Patients Navigate the Hidden Costs

financial assistance, lung cancer community, treatment
Survivor Podcast

Side Effects & Lung Cancer: The Hidden Realities Patients Live With

advocacy, emotional support, mental health, side effects, surgery, survivor
Patient Education Podcast

Understanding ROS1-positive Lung Cancer: Treatment Advances and Hope

biomarker, biomarker testing, clinical trials, patient support, ROS1, targeted therapy
Patient Education Podcast

How to Talk to Your Doctor: Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Care

biomarker testing, communication, patient support, second opinion, side effects, targeted therapy
Patient Education Podcast

Communicating With Your Doctor: Knowing When It’s Time to Switch

advocacy, communication, emotional support, patient support, second opinion
Patient Education Podcast

SABR for Lung Cancer: What Every Patient Should Know About Stereotactic Radiation

biomarker testing, radiation, screening, second opinion, stereotactic radiotherapy, treatment

Meet Your Hosts

Annabelle Gurwitch

New York Times Bestselling Author | LCFA Speakers Bureau Member | Survivor

Annabelle brings her signature wit and unflinching honesty to conversations about life with lung cancer. She cuts through platitudes and toxic positivity to reveal the real, messy, beautiful truth of survival.

James Hiter

LCFA Board Member | Lung Cancer Survivor | Daily Runner since March 25, 2020

James has run every single day since March 25, 2020, turning his passion into a mission for lung cancer awareness and radon education. He shows up—every single day—just like survivors do.

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This Isn't Your Typical Cancer Podcast

Living With Lung Cancer: Ask Me Anything hands the microphone to those who know this disease best—lung cancer survivors.

No topic is off-limits. No question is too uncomfortable. No experience is too raw to share. New episodes every week this Fall/Winter season.

In our premiere episode, host Annabelle Gurwitch tackles the financial toxicity of cancer care.

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