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Lung Cancer Personal Stories
Sadly, lung cancer claims the lives of nearly 158,000 men and women in the United States annually. Cigarette smoking is directly responsible for 87 percent of lung cancer cases in the United States each year. This section of About.com Smoking Cessation is devoted to the poignant stories of those who have fought the battle that comes with having lung cancer.
A Young Life Cut Short by Tobacco
According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in American men and women today. It’s also the most preventable form of cancer, with 87 percent of lung cancer cases attributable to tobacco use.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - An Incentive to Quit Smoking
By opening up and taking readers along on her personal journey through lung cancer, Dee not only provides us with a view into how cancer changed her life, she gives us tools that can be used to build the resolve we need to break our own chains of nicotine addiction.
Gaylene's Lung Cancer Journal
After 36 years of smoking and a diagnosis of emphysema, Gaylene learns that she has contracted small cell lung cancer. Follow along as Gay details her journey through lung cancer treatment and beyond.
One Year Lung Cancer Free!
Gaylene celebrates one year cancer-free.
The Journey Through Lung Cancer - One Year Later
Gaylene reflects on the year of lung cancer treatments and what it means to be cancer-free.
The Aftermath of Lung Cancer Treatments
Lung cancer treatments are over, but it doesn't end there. Gaylene details the physical and emotional aftermath of lung cancer treatment.
Cancer Treatments End and a Great Prognosis
Gaylene finishes the last round of cancer treatments and receives a cancer evaluation to write home about!
Brain Radiation Treatments Begin
Lung cancer often spreads to the brain, so as a precautionary measure, doctors do a round of brain radiation treatment on Gaylene.
Gaylene's Lung Cancer Journal - Chemotherapy Continues
Gaylene's journey through lung cancer continues with chemotherapy treatments.
Healing Images
Gaylene uses imagery to help her heal the lung cancer while continuing chemotherapy treatment.
Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatments Continue
Gaylene describes the side effects of receiving radiation and chemotherapy as she works to recover from lung cancer
Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatments Begin to Take Their Toll
Gaylene begins chemotherapy and radiation treatments for her lung cancer, and learns first-hand about the side effects of these therapies.
Small Cell Lung Cancer - Chemotherapy Begins
Gaylene's small cell lung cancer journal continues as she begins chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatments.
Diagnosed with Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gaylene is diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and it has spread to her lymph nodes and thyroid.
Cheryl's Story of Courage and Caring
Cheryl has small cell lung cancer. It's incurable and inoperable. She has graciously agreed to share her story in the hopes that even just one person will learn from her experience and quit smoking for good.
The Healing World
The Story began with Cheryl's Story of Courage and Caring, in which Cheryl discovers she has small cell lung cancer. The Healing World is her account of life inside of the cancer treatment center. "Laughter is Golden in these rooms. Tears are diamonds."
Why I Quit Smoking
"Why did I finally quit smoking? After years of trying? After years of promising myself I would? After thousands of packs of cigarettes and many more thousands of dollars? Do you really want to know? My father died...of lung cancer..."
A Life Lost to Lung Cancer
"She was beautiful, spunky, in the prime of her life. She had gorgeous long, curly thick brown hair and a genuine laugh that was utterly and completely contagious. Her laugh engaged you so that regardless of what you were doing, you couldn't resist joining in and laughing with her."
I Lost My Grandmother to Lung Cancer
Holly shares her story of losing her grandmother to lung cancer, and how it has affected her. So many of us have been touched by the loss of a loved one to smoking-related causes. Her story is poignant and real.
Deciding on Treatment for Lung Cancer - Dan's Story
Dan, an ex-smoker of 3 years, was devastated to find out he had lung cancer. He had struggled to quit smoking for half his life and finally succeeded, only to be bothered by a constant nagging cough.
