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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Courtney Silbiger was just 33 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation she resumed her busy life as an event and logistics planner for large trade shows across the country. As is
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When is Radiation Used for Lung Cancer? The type of radiation treatment for lung cancer depends on many of your personal factors, including: The type of lung cancer The size and location the tumor How close the tumor is
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Lung cancer treatments have come a long way over the past couple of decades. Ongoing research has led to new medications and treatment protocols. Years ago, a stage IV lung cancer diagnosis was often considered a death sentence. Not
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Like many other lung cancer patients, Terri Conneran’s road to diagnosis did not follow a direct route. For the entire summer leading up to her diagnosis in January 2017, she’d been under the weather. First she was told her
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More Than Just “Female Problems” In May 2016, Amy Hollifield was 45 years old and having “female problems.” A visit to her gynecologist yielded a suggestion that she have a hysterectomy...and a prescription for an antidepressant. She didn’t know
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In 2007 Ginny Hamlin was diagnosed with lung cancer. In the ensuing fourteen years, she would be diagnosed three more times. It all started with a simple observation: Ginny, a walker/runner noticed that, around mile 5, she was winded.
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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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Inconclusive Lung Cancer Test Results For Sandy Spears, the road to a lung cancer diagnosis was head-spinning: simultaneously moving at warp speed and in slow motion. In November, Sandy was so short of breath she was unable to speak.
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28-Year-Old Faces Small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis Back in 2006, special education teacher Montessa Lee didn’t think too much about the intermittent pain she was experiencing in her chest. It wasn’t until her cousin insisted, in fact, that she
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