Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

I recall clearly — like it was yesterday — the moment when my oncologist told me that my lung cancer had responded to treatment. I couldn’t have asked for better news.   It was a far cry from the prognosis I was given when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with unresectable (inoperable) Stage III non-small cell lung [...]

I recall clearly — like it was yesterday — the moment when my oncologist told me that my lung cancer had responded to treatment. I couldn’t have asked for better news.   It was a far cry from the prognosis I was given when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with unresectable (inoperable) Stage III non-small cell lung [...]

It started as a way to impress the pretty girl next door. Austin Atteberry, a singer-songwriter from Chicago, had just moved to Nashville a few years earlier, when his new neighbor Sara, a Child Life Specialist, mentioned there was a volunteer opportunity at the local children’s hospital she worked at. It didn’t take much convincing [...]

Heidi’s life changed forever at the age of 55. It started with a familiar twinge on her lower left side, reminiscent of the ovarian cysts she had experienced throughout her life. Given her age and medical history, she decided to make an appointment with a gynecologist.  She was able to get an ultrasound at that [...]

Heidi’s life changed forever at the age of 55. It started with a familiar twinge on her lower left side, reminiscent of the ovarian cysts she had experienced throughout her life. Given her age and medical history, she decided to make an appointment with a gynecologist.  She was able to get an ultrasound at that [...]

An estimated 235,760 adults will get diagnosed with lung cancer this year, and behind many of these scary diagnoses, a wife, husband, child, parent, or friend is thrust into the role of caregiver. • The Mighty’s Caregiving Toolkit For Michelle Underwood, it was easier to see the line between “wife” and “caregiver” in the early stages of her [...]

An estimated 235,760 adults will get diagnosed with lung cancer this year, and behind many of these scary diagnoses, a wife, husband, child, parent, or friend is thrust into the role of caregiver. • The Mighty’s Caregiving Toolkit For Michelle Underwood, it was easier to see the line between “wife” and “caregiver” in the early stages of her [...]

No one wants to hear the three words you have cancer. For the estimated 235,760 adults who will get diagnosed with lung cancer this year, these words may come with anxiety, fear, and questions about the future and uncertainty about the long road ahead. When Mighty contributor Judy Krauthamer first heard these words, she says her life [...]