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Patient Spotlight: Milestones after a stage IV diagnosis
Featured: In this newsletter, we are celebrating milestones. A cancer diagnosis (even at stage IV), while devastating, can often open up new doors and lead patients to a new calling
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Fundraiser Spotlight Series
EDITOR’S NOTE: Starting with this newsletter, we are launching a new “Fundraiser Spotlight Series”, featuring some of our top fundraisers in recent years. The idea is for members to get
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Patient Spotlight: Vangie Lim, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
We interviewed member and fellow ALK patient, Vangie Lim, about her journey with lung cancer and her experience participating in a unique clinical trial that is currently only open in
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Patient Spotlight: Hanka Mosher, British Columbia, Canada
Many ALK Positive members know Hanka Mosher through her Zoom yoga classes on ALKtALK. Did you know that Hanka is also an avid skier and passionate about health and wellness
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The two most surprising risk factors for lung cancer
Worldwide about 2,100,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year. Approximately 85% of them have used tobacco products. Most are older and in poor health. It’s an insidious disease
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ALK-positive clinical trials & interview with multi-clinical ALK trial participant, Hazel Senz
Member Hazel Senz from Golden, CO shares her experiences from participating in multiple ALK clinical trials and how they have affected the course of her disease. Hazel Senz has been
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Patient Spotlight: Creating families after cancer
Interviews with ALK Positive Members: Receiving a stage IV lung cancer diagnosis comes with a lot of decisions. If you are in your reproductive years (like many of our ALK-positive
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Living your best life with lung cancer, a personal story
Taking Control of My Legacy By Erika Hlavacek On September 29, 2017, I was diagnosed with Stage IV ALK Positive NSCLC. I was a 42 year old mom, former airline
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Patient Spotlight: Courtney Bloodworth & Leslie Trahan
EDITORS NOTE: Sadly, Courtney Bloodworth passed away on April 21, 2023. She was a young wife and mother of two little boys. Her impact on our ALK+ community lives on
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Patient Spotlight: Kirk Smith, Athens, GA
Patient and lung cancer advocate Kirk Smith from Athens, GA talks to us about living (and thriving) with stage 4 lung cancer. Read on for an interview packed full of
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We are nothing without HOPE
A Lung Cancer Advocate Perspective on Progress When I was first diagnosed, I felt alone and completely overwhelmed. The statistics of lung cancer were terrifying and I was struggling to
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Care Partner Spotlight: Leslie Ardron
Can you share a little about Vicky’s story and her path so far? Vicky was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in July 2017 at the age of 30. It
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