LUNG FORCE Heroes | American Lung Association

Deborah S. I thought I was healthy.
Joan Y. My story starts as a young adult (I'm 64 right now). I was spray painter for 25 years and was exposed to many carcinogens. I also smoked cigarettes but quit after I had my only child.
Wendy S. Nine years have passed since my sister and best friend, Nikki, passed away from metastasized lung cancer. She was diagnosed with Carcinosarcoma, so rare that MD Anderson did not have a team for this type of cancer.
Jennifer K. Cancer - the one word you never want to hear. That one word that does not discriminate no matter who you are.
Roy W. My lung cancer story started nine years ago. I had been treated for an upper respiratory infection and most of it had cleared up except for a persistent cough.
Dian O. Hi! My name is Dian and I am a lung cancer survivor thanks to a low-dose CT scan.
Sharon W. In 2018 at my yearly visit to my doctor it was suggested to me that I get a chest X-ray since I had been a smoker for a long time.
Laurie S. I had been a smoker for 30 years, a non-smoker for 20 years, and was always aware that lung cancer was still a possibility.
Geri D. I was scheduled for a lung screening that was cancelled in Spring 2020 because of COVID-19.
Christine D. Hello, My name is Chris and I have non-small cell lung caner. I am living proof that cancer is not a death sentence. I was a smoker until the day I found out that I had cancer. I quit when I left the doctor's office that day.
Elinore S. My cancer (squamos cell) was discovered by a routine X-ray on December 6, 1983. I consequently went through surgery four days later.
Anne W. In February, 2021, I had a routine chest X-ray before my scheduled spinal fusion surgery. It showed a mass and a CT confirmed non-small cell lung cancer. A brain MRI confirmed that there were also spots on my brain.
Cristina M. Hi, my name is Cristina Menezes and my story is about my sweet dad, Juan Rodrigues.
Michelle M. My name is Michelle McMahon and I am a lung cancer survivor.
Cheryl C. On June 28, 2020 after a routine CT with contrast I was notified that I had Stage III lung cancer. My world came crashing down once again.

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