Diagnostic Workup for Lung Cancer: 9 Real Stories
9 stories match lung cancer and diagnostic workup. 3 of them mention surgery.
Stage I Lung Cancer: Lauren’s Patient Story
Lauren Koy was 25 when years of breathing problems finally led to a lung cancer diagnosis. Since childhood, she had been treated for asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinus infections, and upper-respiratory infections. She often wheezed, spiked unexplained…
Read this storyStage IV Lung Cancer: Tiffany’s Patient Story
Tiffany was 38 when symptoms that first seemed ordinary became a Stage IV lung cancer diagnosis. In early 2020, she noticed pain in her right rib and thought she might have pulled a muscle. During a hiking trip in Colorado that July, she became so short of…
Read this storyStage I Lung Cancer: Debra’s Survivor Story
Debra Haberstroh went to the emergency room over the 2023 New Year’s holiday after her oxygen level dropped to 85%. Because she had asthma and felt poorly, the emergency physician ordered a CT scan to look for pneumonia. Instead, the scan found a tumor in her…
Read this storyStage I Lung Cancer: Lauren’s Survivor Story
Lauren Koy lived with breathing problems for much of her life before lung cancer was found. She had chronic wheezing, repeated bronchitis and pneumonia, and difficulty doing the activities she enjoyed, including running and hiking. Because she was young and…
Read this storyStage II Lung Cancer: Christine’s Patient Story
Christine was 31 and already in treatment for breast cancer when a second cancer was found unexpectedly. Imaging during her breast cancer care showed a lung finding, even though she had no lung symptoms. At first, the finding was treated as possibly…
Read this storyNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Susan’s Survivor Story
Susan Taylor was 71 when complications from a double knee replacement unexpectedly led to an early lung cancer diagnosis. After the knee surgery, she developed blood clots in both legs and lungs. A later chest X-ray found a mass in her left lung, which Susan…
Read this storySmall Cell Lung Cancer: Montessa’s Survivor Story
Montessa Lee was 28 when she was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. This first video in her series focuses on how she got diagnosed, then connects to later parts about treatment and support. The diagnosis itself challenged assumptions about who gets lung…
Read this storyLung Cancer Patient Story
By January 2016, this Spanish lung cancer blogger was marking 2 years of survival while facing a new treatment setback. Recent bronchoscopy and blood testing confirmed that the cancer had developed resistance, including the T790M mutation. That finding…
Read this storyLung Cancer Patient Story
In January 2016, this lung cancer patient learned that a recent CT scan explained his worsening cough. The scan showed clear progression: the right upper-lobe mass had grown to about 4.9 x 5 cm, with extension to the visceral pleura, involvement around the…
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