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Lung Cancer
Each One Of Us Is A Victim And A Perpetrator
Jyoti Pande Lavakare has enough data to make us aware how harmful the air we breathe in is. She put it all together in a book, which is also driven by a personal loss. A relentless activist, she advocates mindful consumption and slow living and…
Stage 4 Lung cancer survivor sitting on the rocks in a green t-shirt and jeans
Yoga Supported My Stage 4 Lung Cancer Treatment And Recovery
Ramki Sreenivasan was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in 2017. Along with initial brain radiation, targeted therapy, he embraced the spirit and practices of yoga passionately for healing and recovery. Here he advocates the vast potential of yoga…
ALK Lung Cancer Patients Work Together To Increase Life Expectancy
Shiba Suresh, who was diagnosed with Stage IV ALK mutation lung cancer, was immediately started with targeted therapy. Here she states she has responded well to her medications and considers herself lucky that she can live longer. We have beautiful…
New Drugs Kept My Mom Alive for 4 More Years
Amit Mohile, whose mother passed away in December 2018 due to rare ALK positive lung cancer, shares with us her diagnosis, disease and the difficult times. Could you tell us a little about your mother’s condition? What were her early symptoms? My…
Did I get Lung Cancer because I am Asian?
Shailaja Asave, a non-smoker, who developed lung cancer at 67, believed to be due to a gene mutation prevalent in Asian women, is undergoing targeted therapy and living each day to the fullest. Read about her diagnosis, treatment and unbeatable…
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My Humble Request To All: Please Give Up Smoking
Atabuddin Mondal,53 from Chakdaha, West Bengal has been suffering from Bronchogenic Carcinoma, and is now in a better form after going through chemotherapy cycles. He shares his experiences of handling the Big C. Please tell us about your condition…
My Experience Is Going To Be What My Experience Is Going To Be
Sunil Dutta, a writer and a poet has found that accepting death, being curious rather than fearful helps in dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. He finds solace in Ghalib and Zauk. Sunil Dutta stared at a scan of his lungs.…
I Breathe, No More
Diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, author and neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi chronicles his illness and death in an emotionally moving book, When Breath Becomes Air, which is currently topping the New York Times bestseller list. Our editor…
Before I go - Time warps for a young surgeon with metastatic lung cancer
By Paul Kalanithi, M.D., a neurosurgeon and writer. Though never a smoker, he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013. Paul died in March, 2015. He is survived by his wife Lucy and their daughter Cady. A few paragraphs that stood out for me…