Despite the TV Ads, Even Doctors Didn’t Know Much About My Cancer
By Rich Mosca, Special to Everyday Health When I tell people I battled mesothelioma and lived to tell about it, they often ask, “Oh, is that the disease they have commercials for on TV?” Yes, my name...
View ArticleFear Less: Living Each Day at the Top of My Lungs
By Jennifer Glass, Special to Everyday Health I’ve always thought of myself as a top-of-my-lungs kind of girl, yet that’s the very part of my body that has betrayed me. The top of my left lung. That’s...
View ArticleScuba Diving After Lung Cancer Surgery? Just Watch Me
By Ashley Rivas, Special to Everyday Health The cure for anything is saltwater: the sea, sweat, or tears. On March 20, 2013, I was headed to Key Largo, Florida, to celebrate my 33rd birthday and...
View ArticleHow I Finished the NYC Marathon With Just One Lung
By Rebecca Cavagnari, Special to Everyday Health In 2012, I ran one full marathon, two half-marathons, and several shorter races. In 2015, I ran just one marathon, but this time I did it with a single...
View ArticleThe Bald Truth About Cancer: My Chemo Story
By Linda White, MD, Special to Everyday Health As a young woman, I ranked baldness as one of the worst consequences of cancer. Yes, I really am that shallow. But I’m not alone. Studies show that 47...
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