In the months leading up to her lung cancer diagnosis, Brandi Bryant had a persistent cough. It presented primarily in the evening. Because the cough was so minor, she thought nothing of it. On a visit to California in
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The path to becoming a lung cancer advocate is seldom a straight one. For some, being an advocate comes somewhat naturally, while others might be reluctant to throw their hat in the ring. Serving as an advocate might just
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Dr. Barned is a doctor of internal medicine, a hospitalist, and, since the onset of Covid, a staple on the oncology unit of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. The idea that doctors can get lung cancer wasn’t on
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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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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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How An Experimental MET Inhibitor Saved Laura Greco’s Life A freak car accident – one that, by all rights, should have killed her – might have saved Laura Greco’s life. While driving home with her then six-year-old son from
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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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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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In the summer of 2017, Michele Running’s daughter was working as an au pair in Barcelona. Always up for an adventure, Michele hopped over for a visit. While she was there, she developed a cough and was unusually winded
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