Lung Cancer in your 20s

sports11
sports11 Member Posts: 2
edited March 2014 in Lung Cancer #1
This entire site is new to me. The reason I joined is because I was recently diagnosed with a rare kind of lung cancer. I am 25 and just starting my adult life. Luckily, my prognosis looks great, however, hearing those words "You have lung cancer" is still not easy. I am looking for a coping mechanism to help me process everything.

It isn't very often that someone in their 20s is diagnosed with any kind of cancer, let alone lung cancer. I'm reaching out to any people that can identify with experiences I have had.

Like the doc said to me... "It's a good and a bad thing that you have a rare kind of lung cancer."

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  • Brooke M
    Brooke M Member Posts: 2
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    My cousin was diagnosed
    My cousin was diagnosed about 2 1/2 years ago. She will be 29 this Sept. She woke up one day not able to walk a straight line. She went to the hospital and they told us she has rare form of lung cancer and it spread to her brain(she's never smoked). We are from the East Coast and she goes to Dana Farber in Mass which she loves. They gave her 6mon to 1 year which she is living beyond and looks and appears to be feeling great!
  • Brooke M
    Brooke M Member Posts: 2
    #3
    Brooke M said:

    My cousin was diagnosed
    My cousin was diagnosed about 2 1/2 years ago. She will be 29 this Sept. She woke up one day not able to walk a straight line. She went to the hospital and they told us she has rare form of lung cancer and it spread to her brain(she's never smoked). We are from the East Coast and she goes to Dana Farber in Mass which she loves. They gave her 6mon to 1 year which she is living beyond and looks and appears to be feeling great!

    I forgot to mention, she has
    I forgot to mention, she has stage 4 Lung Cancer and was mis diagnosed at 22. She also has a twin sister that is healthy

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