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Tag: clinical trial

An Amazing NSCLC Advocate: Meet Colleen Conner Ziegler

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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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

Lack of Diversity in Clinical Trials: A Patient’s Guide

It is no secret that there is a lack of diversity in clinical research. With fewer than five percent of all adults diagnosed with cancer participating in trials, the adverse effects of this disparity are magnified when it comes...
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Lung cancer advocacy: Janet Freeman-Daily’s Story

As an aeronautical engineer, lung cancer advocacy was hardly on Janet Freeman-Daily’s radar. Nor, for that matter, was lung cancer. A non-smoker devoid of any known risk factors, her diagnosis came as a complete shock. Those who know Janet,...
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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

The Unexpected: Lung Cancer in Your 20s: Corey Wood’s Story

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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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

Seeing Lung Cancer as a Chronic Disease: Michael Weitz’s Story

"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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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

Asymptomatic Lung Cancer: Melissa Crouse’s Story

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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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

A Stage 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Patty’s Story

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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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

Getting a second opinion: Self-advocacy in the face of lung cancer

Shelly’s diagnosis It was near the end of the school year when 40-year-old music teacher Shelly Engfer-Triebenbach found the short walk from her classroom to the school office left her exhausted and out of breath. Prompted by her colleague...
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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

Fighting Lung Cancer with Life: Diane Spry’s Story

Facing an unwanted diagnosis In 2014, Diane Spry’s life was going great.  She had a job she loved working in business development at a Ford dealership, and she was enjoying spending more and more time with her boyfriend, Robert....
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Living with Lung Cancer Survivors

Advocating for Lung Cancer Research

Everyone should be advocating for lung cancer research. 1 in 15 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime. Ivy Elkins is one of those people - read her story. No one gets elbow cancer...
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LCFA’s mission is the improvement in survivorship of lung cancer patients through the funding of transformative science.

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03/9
2023

Keytruda Meets Trial Goals for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment

In the phase 3 KEYNOTE-671 trial evaluating Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as preoperative treatment (a regimen given before and after surgier) in patients with resectable stage 2, 3a or 3b non-small cell lung cancer has met one of its primary e…

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