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Why We Fight…

Our LUNG FORCE Heroes inspire, encourage and empower us to raise our voices for lung health. Read about their personal experiences with lung cancer, and become a LUNG FORCE Hero by sharing your story.

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Ashley B.

My grandfather Robert Corzine passed away from stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer on November 24, 2012. His diagnosis of...
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Julia M.

This story is about my sister Rita Moretti Scruggs who succumbed to metastatic non-small cell lung cancer on May 6, 2019....
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Eric P.

Lung Cancer: The silent killer. My story starts out much like many others, I happened on my diagnosis by chance. One day I...
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Marla P.

Mom was on vacation when everything started. They just kept saying it was a cold. After going back and forth to the...
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Shelia P.

My first tumor was in 2007. I had my lower right lobe removed.
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Randy H.

In January 2016 my best friend and partner told me he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Together we have over 50...
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Hero stories are the point of view of the Hero and not necessarily the American Lung Association. The Lung Association does not endorse any specific provider, facility or treatment.