Earlier this month, Oakland-based photographer Genevieve joined nearly 200 other lung cancer advocates in Washington, D.C., to share her story with Congressional members and urge support for lung cancer research. We talked to her about her experience as one [...]
I was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma of the lung on September 7, 2020. There have been many times since being diagnosed that I have said to myself (and others) that I am lucky for my diagnosis. Lucky with [...]
I found out I had lung cancer as I was driving my car to the Women’s March in Washington DC after the 2016 election. At the time, I remember asking the Universe to allow me to live long enough to [...]
March 17, 2004, St. Patrick’s Day, became one of the most significant days in our lives. It is the day our mom, against all odds, became cancer free. Bonnie Addario (center) with her daughters Andrea Parks, Chief Development Officer [...]
My name is Trish Hom. Patricia Hom. Dr. Patricia Hom. I am an MD/MPH. I had been coughing for six months during my OBGYN residency. Two weeks before I graduated residency my children’s father committed suicide. I was very [...]
By Elizabeth de Jong Elizabeth and Sven de Jong Unlike most, we didn’t have a slow journey to my diagnosis of stage IV ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer. It was a normal Friday when I broke [...]
Don Stranathan, well-known in the lung cancer community, sometimes is referred to as Superman or Dr. Don. He is well-informed, tenacious, kind, and is always happy to share what he knows with other lung cancer patients. In 2009, he [...]
By Erik Hale When I was just 30 years old I was diagnosed with stage 3A adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer. After diagnosis I spent six weeks going through radiation and chemotherapy treatment to reduce the tumor size before going in [...]
By Michelle McMahon My connection to lung cancer began when I was a teenager. I lost my mom to this disease just before her 53rd birthday. Some 33 years later I was handed the same lung cancer diagnosis in [...]
By Dann Wonser How many things have you learned since your cancer journey began, that you wished you had known right from the beginning? If you’re like me, it’s a long list. How do you get through the shock [...]