James Hiter
In 2016, then 46-year-old James Hiter was a streaker. No, James does not spend his time naked, rather he is an avid runner. In fact, at the time of his diagnosis, he was on day 764 of a running…
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Frank McKenna
Meet Frank McKenna, 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 body inside and out. So, when he developed an…
Annabelle Gurwitch
Meet actress, activist and author Annabelle Gurwitch. A lung cancer diagnosis was the shocker to the year Annabelle Gurwitch already had going in 2020. She’d written a new book and started as a co-host on a podcast called Tiny Victories. Then,…
AJ Patel
AJ Patel was diagnosed in 2013 with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer. “When I received my stage 4 metastatic cancer result, I didn’t fully understand biomarker testing,” explained A.J. His research spurred further discussions with his doctor about biomarker…
Dr. Michael Weitz, M.D.
Meet Dr. Michael Weitz, an emergency medicine physician practicing in the Los Angeles area. In the fall of 2006, he went to his internist to track down why swallowing cold liquids was uncomfortable. The doctor thought he might have…
David Sturges
An attorney and lung cancer survivor, David Sturges was diagnosed 22 years after he quit smoking and a little over one year after he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. His favorable “score” for a routine heart scan in 2002 was tempered…
Juanita Segura
Juanita Segura calls herself “a CrossFit diva.” and was in the process of opening her own CrossFit studio. The fit and active fit and active wife, and mother was diagnosed with stage 3b lung cancer in November, 2014. The…
Janet Freeman-Daily
Meet Janet Freeman-Daily, writer, science geek, and lung cancer patient/activist who was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in May 2011. Despite two different combinations of chemotherapy and radiation, her cancer became metastatic. Thanks to information obtained in online patient…
Ivy Elkins
In December 2013, Ivy Elkins was diagnosed at age 47 with EGFR positive stage 4 lung cancer. Her cancer has also metastasized to her bones and brain. Her doctors have treated Ivy successfully with targeted therapy medications since her…
Lysa Buonanno
Lysa Buonanno had returned to college and had just graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree when back pain that had been bothering her for months forced her into the emergency clinic. She asked to look at the Xrays…