PROFILES IN LUNG CANCER Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2015 Day 10: Brendon Stiles, MD, Health Care Provider “Even a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer is not a death sentence.” Twitter handle: @BrendonStilesMD Who is Brendon Stiles? Tell us a little bit about yourself. Ten years ago, I lost my father to lung cancer. After training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, I am now an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital. I operate on and care for patients with lung cancer. I have… Read More

It’s November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of this, a group of lung cancer bloggers will be interviewing people in the lung cancer community and profiling a patient, caregiver, advocate or health care provider each day. I will be posting them for your enjoyment. I am excited to participate and help raise awareness. Andy Trahan – “If you have lungs, you’re at risk for lung cancer.” A 35 year old father of 3, husband, and stage 4 lung cancer survivor. Diagnosed 2-14-13 Andy has been involved in advocacy by… Read More

As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2015, I am participating in a Blog Chain.  Along with several other lung cancer bloggers, I will be interviewing members of our lung cancer community.  Our hope is to raise awareness by bringing to our readers the faces and stories of people fighting our battle, those that care for us, and our doctors that are giving us a fighting chance. I’d like to introduce… JILL FELDMAN, Lung Cancer Advocate and Warrior, (in that order.) Who is Jill?  She is the 13-year-old granddaughter who lost two… Read More