The stories below come from people whose lives have been touched by lung cancer. In addition to providing unique insight on what it’s like to battle and live with the disease, each story also provides reasons to be hopeful about the future of lung cancer research.
- Wendy
Managing lung cancer as a chronic illness - Gerri
Having adventures and living her best life with stage 4 EGFR+ NSCLC - Maureen
Stage 4 KRAS+ patient “doesn’t have time for lung cancer” - Jenn
Running for research after a lobectomy - Laura
A t-shirt inspires a lung cancer awareness movement: #DieCancerDie - Karen
Thriving two years after diagnosis with her “wolf pack” behind her - Anne
Navigating a diagnosis during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic - Karen
Feeling as confident about her Stage 4 diagnosis as she did with Stage 2 - Colleen
Promoting education on risks and symptoms “because lives truly depend on it” - Bruce
“In the prime of my life” and surprised with a lung cancer diagnosis - Jodie
Told symptoms were vertigo – until a scan revealed lung and brain tumors - Sydney
Living with Stage 4 lung cancer as an oncologist - Amanda
Self-advocating with autoimmune disease and lung cancer - Steve
From 25% chance of survival to no evidence of disease - Lea
Beyond grateful for biomarker testing - Frank
Personal trainer vows to “WIN the Day” against Stage 4 lung cancer - Victoria
Diagnosed with a rare lung cancer at the age of 22 - Ruthie
Getting through treatment with help from her “dream team” - Marie
Living with lung cancer as “a chronic disease, not a death sentence” - Joe
Supporting son during surgery leads to discovery of his own tumor - Jennifer
Lifelong athlete blindsided by diagnosis – “lung cancer does not discriminate”
We remember…
LCRF honors and remembers those who have graciously shared their stories with us and have since passed away. By telling about their experiences, they helped – and continue to help – those who are navigating their own diagnoses.
