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Paul S. I am a 68-year-old adult man who lives with asthma and chronic bronchitis. When I was a child, my parents were heavy smokers and I lived in this environment until I got married at the age of 22.

Paul P. I am walking for my father. He had pulmonary fibrosis which is what he eventually died of. It was hard to watch him have difficulty breathing and constant anxiety. If I can prevent another person from going through this, I would.

Paul O. I met my wife in 2012 and we got married March 2015 and then had our son. We were newlyweds with a baby and also a nine year old step-son and enjoying our family until she started to have a pain and her left back. We went to the doctor and they dismi

Paul M. I am 78 years old and I was a smoker for about 40+ years. I quit smoking 21 years ago. I have routine CT scans and a nodule was detected in June 2017. A followup scan was done in September, followed by a pet scan in October.

Patty G. In March 2004, I was on a training run preparing for my 12th marathon, when all of a sudden, I had trouble breathing.

Patty C. My name is Patty C. and I live in Michigan. I am a fortunate lung cancer survivor thanks to early detection.

Patty C. My name is Patty and three years ago I was diagnosed with lung cancer. This was the scariest time in my life. Whenever I have heard of lung cancer, it seemed to always be fatal. Plus, I have had several friends, and relatives who have died as a resul

Patti S. My mom has had a cough several times in the last couple of years. Routinely diagnosed with bronchitis and allergies. Finally after 4 months of coughing this recent time they did an x-ray.

Patricia Y. My name is Pat I am writing this story in behalf of my in-laws, who both suffered from smoke related illnesses, even though they started smoking before warnings were put on packs of cigarettes. They lost years off there lives having COPD, CHF, lung c

Patricia W. Hello! My name is Pati, and this is my lung cancer story. First of all, I am a mom, a grandma, an art teacher, an artist, a dancer, a runner, a lover of life.

Patricia M. I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer July 3, 2018. Determined to fight I started chemotherapy. CAT/PET scans and a brain MRI showed no cancer anywhere else. My left lung was collapsed and I had a large mass in my chest.

Patricia M. COPD, ASTHMA, CAN BARELY BREATH. One would think I would stop. I was in the hospital more than at work or home. I can breath a lot better although I have to use oxygen every three hours if I have to. Also I have to. My clothes do not have that smoke

Patricia H. I loved my Marlboro's and enjoyed smoking (yucky), but I knew that it was unhealthy. I was addicted and had smoked for over 40 years. I always thought about the dire consequences of smoking cigarettes and the thought of having lung cancer scared me,

Patricia F. I was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in December 2014- Stage 4 in both lungs.

Patricia E. About 18 months ago, I was diagnosed with lung cancer. The irony is that I have spent the last 30 years working to prevent lung cancer caused by elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that is found in every home and is the leading cause of lung