Shared Stories
I smoked cigarettes, on and off for 40 years. At my annual physical, my primary doctor, said I should get scanned. He saved my life by doing so.
I was screened on my own, as I had been a smoker for 38 years, having quit for eight at that time. My cancer was caught at stage one and I had the top lobe of my lung removed.
I got screened last week with a low dose CT and it showed Stage-1 Emphysema.
I am now a very lucky lung cancer survivor. This is due to early detection that only required surgery and no additional treatments.
I am a never-smoker who was diagnosed with Stage 1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
My dad passed away from Stage 4 Lung Cancer. He was a heavy smoker, and at the time, we didn’t realize what was happening or recognize the signs of his illness.
Three years ago, my husband, Bobby, was diagnosed with Stage IV ALK-positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
After experiencing a chronic cough for six months that progressively worsened, I was diagnosed with Stage 4A lung cancer with a HER2 mutation in July 2023.
Having just retired at 64 years old I was looking forward to traveling with my wife. My AFIB had been getting progressively worse, so I decided to have an ablation done to relieve the symptoms.
My name is Denise , I’m 58 and I was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma in February 2024.
September 2024 will be my 5 year Cancer-versary.
I am now a very lucky lung cancer survivor.
My mother, Valerie, passed away in July 2024 after a 16-month battle with lung cancer.
Eight years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. I was a 42-year-old married mother of five daughters, ranging in age from 9 to 24, and working full-time caring for a severely disabled gentleman.
I’ve been a smoker since I was a teen, I’m now 55. September of 2023 I thought I had bronchitis and took myself to the ER. I was found to have stage 3L SCLC.