Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D. President and CEO Karmanos Cancer Institute Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D., is a world-renowned thoracic oncologist who has spent his career researching risks, progression, treatments and outcomes related …
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Kim Wieneke is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer
Kim Wieneke is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer Hello. I’m Kim Wieneke, living in Portland, Oregon. I am 36, former athlete, and have stage 4 lung cancer. I learned about my condition in May of 2011. From that moment …
Charlie Horner is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer
Charlie Horner is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer When Charlie Horner joined the Army, he did so to serve his country. He is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and served in the Vietnam War. From Charlie Horner’s own words …
Jessica Rice is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer
Jessica Rice is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer Jessica Rice was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer at age 30 in November of 2011. She has never smoked. She does not have a family history. Nothing ‘caused’ her cancer. …
Atlanta Hawks to Honor Team Draft During Kick Off To Survivor At Every Arena Initiative
Lung cancer survivors Jackie Archer, Andre Babu, Mary Hendrix, Margaret Hill and Dr. Suresh Ramalingam, Chief of Thoracic Oncology and Director of Medical Oncology at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, will be on hand when the Atlanta Hawks honor Team …
Kathi Roberts– Changing the Face of Lung Cancer
Kathi Roberts– Changing the Face of Lung Cancer Let’s start this week off on an upbeat note! And you can’t get more upbeat than our wonderful lung cancer survivor and Free to Breathe Charlotte committee member, Kathi Roberts. Let me …
Linda Wortman a Survivor at the Metrodome
Linda Wortman a Survivor at the Metrodome Linda and Jerry Wortman are Tackling Lung Cancer from TEAM DRAFT on Vimeo.
Linda Wortman — A Survivor at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN
Linda Wortman — A Survivor at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN Linda and Jerry Wortman are Tackling Lung Cancer from TEAM DRAFT on Vimeo.
Micheal Barkins is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer
Micheal Barkins is Changing the Face of Lung Cancer In August of 2012 I went to the doctor for a routine checkup. While the doctor was listening to my heart and lungs he told me to take in a deep …
Abraham and Yolanda Almanza are Changing the Face of Lung Cancer
Abraham and Yolanda Almanza are Changing the Face of Lung Cancer My name is Abraham and I’m a lung cancer survivor In 1998, I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at the age of 15. I would later turn …