Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Kathy went to the emergency room after a sharp pain radiated through her armpit. She thought it was just a cold, but a CT scan revealed a golf-ball sized tumor in her lung.

She was later diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer which spread to her bones. Later, Kathy found out she had a biomarker called ALK+. Now she takes targeted therapy, meaning just one pill a day.

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