In my first 25 years at WTOP, my reports about lung cancer were primarily stories about famous people who died from the deadliest and second-most common cancer in the U.S. — until I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer exactly three years ago.

Since then, most of my lung cancer stories have been about living.

Within six months of being diagnosed with Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer just before Thanksgiving 2022, after great results with one-pill-a-day targeted therapy that shrank cancerous tumors and lymph nodes in both lungs, I became eligible for a robotic-assisted lung lobectomy.

Since then, I’ve had no evidence of disease, and have remained cancer-free since May 2023, while continuing to take my daily pill.

Giving thanks? Indeed.

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