lung cancer

People confronting serious illness or disease need to know -- perhaps more than anything else -- that they are not alone. Help comes in many ways: through the counsel and care of a doctor, access to innovative new medicines and procedures, the support of loved ones, and the inspiration provided by others who have faced or are facing similar challenges.

Eat, drink and breathe!

According to a UCLA report, "researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have discovered biomarkers that predict which patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer will respond to a combination treatment of the anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex and the growth factor receptor blocker Tarceva."

UCLA is one of the only lung transplant centers in the US that offers the procedure to patients over 65 years of age and have recently concluded a study that proves age may not matter to success of organ donation or patient survival rate. According to UCLA "A new UCLA Medical Center study shows that select patients age 65 and older can safely undergo lung transplantation and have acceptable outcomes. The findings are reported in the February issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery."

Coping With Loss - The Seven Phases of Grief

Understanding common phases of the grieving process can make it easier to cope or to help someone you care about. The grieving process differs based on who we are, whom we have lost, and how much our ddaily life is changed by the loss. Although everyone experiences the grieving process differently, the grieving process tends to have seven distinct phases.

Phase One