Janet Freeman-Daily

Janet Freeman-Daily is a writer, speaker, science geek and epatient with metastatic lung cancer. She uses her systems engineering background to translate the experience and science of lung cancer treatment and research into language other patients can understand. She comoderates the Lung Cancer Social Media (#LSCM) Chat on Twitter and blogs at www.grayconnections.wordpress.com.

Cancer Choices: Quality of Life Versus Quantity

September 21, 2016

Article

When my feline companion developed cancer, quality of life became more important than quantity of days.

Patient-to-Patient: What to Expect in a Clinical Trial

August 02, 2016

Video

Janet Freeman-Daily, patient advocate and CURE contributor, discusses some key points that patients should know about enrolling in clinical trials.

Advocacy and the Science of Cancer Research: The AACR Scientist-Survivor Program

June 24, 2016

Article

The AACR Scientist-Survivor Program lets cancer advocates network with the scientists who are driving cancer research.

Communing With a Giant on Cancer, Life

March 08, 2016

Article

Nature offers many role models for coping with cancer's challenges.

Three Pavement Dives as a Patient With Cancer Makes a Trend

February 29, 2016

Article

Adventures in walking for a cancer patient with neuropathy.

Gratitude, Year 4

December 08, 2015

Article

What does it mean to be grateful when you have metastatic lung cancer?

When Your Pharmacy Plays Favorites With Cancer

November 24, 2015

Article

Pharmacies hopefully aim to help all their patients feel better, yet a common practice is making some patients feel worse. You can do something about it.

Janet Freeman-Daily on Genomic Testing for Lung Cancer Patients

July 28, 2015

Article

Janet Freeman-Daily, a patient with metastatic lung cancer and a CURE contributor, discusses the importance of genomic testing for patients with lung cancer.

Janet Freeman-Daily on Why Patients Should Attend the ASCO Meeting

July 27, 2015

Article

Janet Freeman-Daily on why patients should attend the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

From a Cough to Metastatic Lung Cancer

November 17, 2014

Article

As a nonsmoker, lung cancer was never on my radar, especially not metastatic lung cancer.