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    Covid-19 vaccines and lung cancer patients

    What are Covid-19 vaccines made of and how do they work? Moreover, should lung cancer patients take them? With the rise of Covid-19 infection rates and the promise of a Covid-19 vaccine, we are going to delve into the questions of “what is a vaccine?” and “should we or should we not take it”? What…

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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 in general? We asked her about working her way back up to a good level of fitness following her diagnosis and lobectomy, and we picked…

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    Staying active as a lung cancer patient

    What can ALKies do to stay active and improve their fitness? Read on for advice for every fitness level. Recommending regular physical activity has always been part of a doctor’s advice to every healthy adult since the 1970s. At that time, a push for intermediate/high intensity exercise to increase cardiovascular training was emphasized by athletes.…

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    Vitamin D in cancer and Covid-19

    What is Vitamin D and does it have a role in fighting lung cancer and the Covid-19 virus? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods (fish such as salmon, trout, or tuna) or available as a dietary supplement. Vitamin D can also be produced by our own body when…

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  • Cancer and Exercise: The results you’ve been looking for

    New year, new exercise regimen to lose weight and feel better. That’s everyone’s New Year’s resolution. But you just can’t see that happening this year.  You want to forget about it. Who has the energy for exercise when you’re recovering from the holidays, getting the kids geared up for another stretch of online classes, and…

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  • FAQ @ ALK Positive Inc

    FAQ about ALK Positive Research   What is ALK-positive lung cancer? “ALK-positive” is a type of lung cancer involving a mutation of one type of gene, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase. All lung cancers are extremely serious, and more people die of lung cancer than the next three types (colon, breast, and prostate cancer) combined. However, ALK-positive…

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  • The real reason you’re struggling with holiday depression

    Holly jolly parties, eggnog, gingerbread cookies, joyous Christmas carols, and family celebrations.  All signs of the holiday season.  A time of giving, joy, and vitality.   The happiest time of the year.  But not for everyone. For some, what should be a time of jubilation is a time of cold, dark despair. Forget about fa-la-la…

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    Lung Cancer Awareness Month: lung cancer by the numbers

    “Because in our pain we must find each other – mirror to mirror the grace of our shared humanity, the stunningly broken beauty of our shared grief.And you can let your grief see my grief and let our tears mingle into some kind of healing alchemy, and you’ll know what I know.That we are never…

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    ALK Positive funds two new clinical trials

    November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which is a good time to reflect on our successes as an organization. In 2020, we were excited to announce that the ALK Positive/LUNGevity Research Fund will be funding clinical trials for the first time. It means that the money we have donated and raised is going directly toward…

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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 that few people survive long term.  However, in the last few decades, doctors have noticed a surprising uptick in younger, relatively healthy people with no…

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  • The use of traditional chemotherapy in lung cancer

    Many of us are on a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), however there are definite benefits to the use of traditional chemotherapy (chemo). In this article, we will learn a little more about this treatment option. Chemo may be recommended by your doctor in different situations:   In stages I-III only:   Before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy): Neoadjuvant…

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  • Lung Cancer Research Awards funded by ALK Positive Inc. in partnership with LUNGevity Foundation

    ALK-positive lung cancer patients continue to fund research relevant to their survival FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC (Date, 2020) — Patient group ALK Positive and LUNGevity Foundation today announced the three 2020 recipients of the ALK-positive Lung Cancer Research Awards. This award, driven by ALK Positive–a group that has grown to 2,000+ ALK-positive lung cancer…

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