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Challenges receiving a lung cancer diagnosis

“This is a lifestyle change, not a death sentence." -YoNasDa, lung cancer patient


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  • Vital voices: advocating for yourself as a lung cancer patient

  • Facing racism in non-small cell lung cancer

  • How to stay positive while fighting lung cancer

  • How to take care of yourself when dealing with NSCLC

  • Vital voices: challenges getting diagnosed with cancer

  • Vital voices: access to lung cancer treatment

  • My story: Jessi and lung cancer

  • Advocating for quality of care as a black woman of color

  • A virtual look at how lung cancer develops

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