I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
Hazel Senz was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in March of 2014. She has been on a series of medications, including targeted therapy for her ALK mutation. She talks about her experience with research and clinical trials below.
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer on December 26, 2013. As a healthy, non-smoking woman in my 40’s, my neck pain and elbow stiffness was initially written off as caused by stress and overuse of my iPad when planning my son’s bar mitzvah! After...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
Lung cancer snuck up on me. I was healthy. I never thought I could be at risk for lung cancer. Fortunately, a targeted therapy called afatanib is helping me live well with lung cancer. In September 2015, while hiking in Colorado, I had to stop to catch my breath, but...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
My name is Elizabeth Dessureault. In April of 2015, I was diagnosed with advanced stage non-small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer (NSCLC). As an otherwise healthy, non-smoking young adult, this news came as a complete shock. At the time I was 26 years old, just five...
I am a lung cancer patient/survivor.
In 2012, I was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer that spread to my bones and brain. I was fortunate to have a very caring oncologist and her equally caring team of nurses, another assisting oncologist and a social worker. I qualify for treatment by targeted...