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Lysa Buonanno: Five Years Alive Because of Research

Lysa Buonanno: Five Years Alive Because of Research

I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.

I was a healthy, active, very busy 40-year-old mom, wife, and daughter. Lung cancer was nowhere on my radar. I was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma with metastasis to my bones on September 27, 2011. My life has taken a drastic change in the last 5 years, but not...
Montessa Lee: “Become Your Own Best Advocate”

Montessa Lee: “Become Your Own Best Advocate”

I am a caregiver or family member.

Montessa Lee’s story (copied below) was shared on the website “A Woman’s Health.” Montessa Lee was 28 years old when she was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in December 2006 after two misdiagnoses. At the time, the special education...
George Jackson: Always Seek a Second Opinion

George Jackson: Always Seek a Second Opinion

I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.

George Jackson is a lifelong law enforcement officer.  George, along with his wife of 20 years, has five children.  In April 2014, he had developed a cough that aggravated an old pectoral injury.  A scan revealed something on his lung and a follow-up appointment with...
Joann Di Federico: Research Better Screening in Honor of My Mother

Joann Di Federico: Research Better Screening in Honor of My Mother

I am a caregiver or family member., Uncategorized

My mother, Joann Baratelli, turned 60 years old on April 28, 2015 and her doctor informed her that she was in the best health of her life. He said whatever she was doing, to keep doing it.Two weeks later she woke up with no voice. When she called her doctor he said it...
Andrea Borondy Kitts: Lung Cancer Screening Might Have Saved Dan

Andrea Borondy Kitts: Lung Cancer Screening Might Have Saved Dan

I am a caregiver or family member.

I lost my husband, Dan, to lung cancer in April 2013. Dan had all the risk factors for lung cancer. He was a former heavy smoker, quit 11 years. He lost his sister to lung cancer when she was only 62, and Dan had COPD. In January 2011, I talked to our primary care...
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