Jane Perlmutter is mostly retired but has had a robust career that included academia, corporate R&D and management consulting. So too has her experience with beating cancer as a patient. Jane's stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis in
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Iowa special education teacher Marge McArtor thought nothing of the dry cough she developed in December 2019. With no other symptoms, she managed the cough by ensuring she has a steady supply of LifeSavers. In the short run, it
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It is not unheard of for a lung cancer diagnosis to be determined in a roundabout way. And, while these diagnoses are often shocking and bemusing, they, more often than not, prolong and save lives. Accidentally finding lung cancer
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When she was 59 years old, Monique DeVries went for her annual physical. She felt good, had no problems to report, and proudly shared with her doctor that she had quit smoking for good two years ago. Here is
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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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Many people have been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Whatever the stage and whatever the treatment, more people are living with this disease than ever before! Here is a general overview of adenocarcinoma of the lung and the recent treatment
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A car accident when she was just 34 years old quite possibly saved Yovana Maria Portillo’s life. Many times, lung cancer symptoms do not appear in the early stages of lung cancer. Instead, most lung cancers are diagnosed in
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Toward the end of 2015, Tabitha Paccione developed a cough. Because she was a first grade teacher, and first-grade students tend to be little petri dishes, she - and her doctor - assumed it was just a cold. The
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Senior Year Disrupted In a Flash In May, 2014, Corey Wood was your typical 22-year old college student. A senior at Cal Berkeley, she was juggling classes, a job, and an internship, all in preparation to graduate and begin
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LCFA is saddened by the loss of Elizabeth Moir, who passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021 at the age of 32. A mother of 2 beautiful girls under the age of 5, a wife, a daughter, a friend,
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